2012-13 Seton Hall Men's Swimming & Diving Media Guide by Seton Hall Pirates

IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAKE GRECCO ONCE A PIRATE, ALWAYS A PIRATE

Last season, the men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams teamed up in support of Jake ‘The Hero” Grecco, a 7-year-old boy from Phillipsburg, New Jersey, who was diagnosed with Gliomatosis Cerebri, a malignant brain tumor. The Pirates wore grey caps all season long in recognition of his fight and paid him a surprise visit at school. Jake inspired everyone him with his strength and bravery, imparting those qualities onto his new friends in blue and white. Although he ultimately lost his battle, he lives on in the minds and hearts of all those who were lucky enough to get to know him.

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION

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2012-13 Roster Austin Acheson Ian Keyser Ryan O’Shaughnessy Brian Pauling Matt Benson Greg Black Ian DeLisio Evan Forbes Joey Lacus Tyler Naumann Jon Ropson Richard Lessard James Logan Ben Mitchell Tim Bosse/Eric Davidson/Joey Giovine Steve Hausmann/Andrew William

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Seton Hall University Campus Life New York City President, A. Gabriel Esteban Director of Athletics, Patrick Lyons Athletics Directory Athletics Department Support Staff Academic Center Athletic Training Strength & Conditioning BIG EAST Conference Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame Pirate Blue Athletic Fund Notable Alumni

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QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

LOCATION South Orange, N.J. FOUNDED 1856 PRESIDENT Dr. A Gabriel Esteban FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE Dr. Laura Schoppmann ENROLLMENT 9,700 COLORS Blue & White NICKNAME Pirates MASCOT Pirate FACILITY Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium CONFERENCE BIG EAST Conference

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS / REC. SERVICES Patrick Lyons DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Duane Bailey SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR Jimmy O’Donnell SR. ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / SWA Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick ASSOC. ATH. DIR. / DEVELOPMENT & EXT. AFFAIRS Bryan Felt ASST. ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / DEVELOPMENT Jay Judge ASSOC. ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / FACILITIES Kevin Sponzo ASST. ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / BUSINESS AFFAIRS Loren Peterson DIRECTOR OF TICKET OPERATIONS James Semerad DIRECTOR OF TICKET SALES Richard Bello ASST. ATH. DIRECTOR / MARKETING & PROMOTIONS Kelly O’Neil

2012-13 Captains (L to R): Alison Zelenky, Ryan O’Shaughnessy, Austin Acheson, Marielle O’Connor, Brenna O’Keefe, Katie Riley

MEDIA INFORMATION MEN’S SWIM & DIVE SID SATZ’S EMAIL SATZ’S OFFICE PHONE SATZ’S CELL PHONE SID FAX SETON HALL WEBSITE

MEN’S SWIM & DIVE INFORMATION HEAD COACH ALMA MATER, YEAR YEARS AT SETON HALL MEN’S DUAL MEET RECORD SWIMMING & DIVING PHONE FARINA E-MAIL ASSISTANT COACH DIVING COACH VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH

Ron Farina Rutgers, 1993 13th Season 88-37 (973) 761-9594 ronald.farina@shu.edu Kara Lennon (Seton Hall ‘98) PJ Hughes (Seton Hall ‘10) Andrew Le Blanc (Seton Hall ‘06)

TEAM INFORMATION

2011-12 DUAL MEET RECORD 2012 MEN’S BIG EAST FINISH MEN’S LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST MEN’S NEWCOMERS FIRST SEASON ALL-TIME RECORD

Adam Satz asatz33@gmail.com (973) 761-9754 (914) 843-9675 (973) 761-9061 www.shupirates.com

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

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ON THE COVER L-R: Seniors Brian Pauling, Austin Acheson, Ryan

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2012-13 SEASON PREVIEW During its first 12 seasons under the stewardship of head coach Ron Farina, the Seton Hall swimming & diving program has established a standard of excellence both in and out of the pool. With Farina at the helm, the Pirates have set new school records in 36 different events, seven of which were re-written last year. SHU has also captured four individual BIG EAST championships during his tenure. Former swimmer Kevin Webster (’11) took home three of those titles, capping his career by earning BIG EAST Most Outstanding Swimmer honors in 2011. In the classroom, the Pirate program is among the nation’s elite as both the men’s and women’s squads earned their 12th consecutive CSCAA Team Scholar All-America Awards in 2011-12, with the men’s team posting the 12th highest overall GPA among all qualifying schools. Between the two teams, the program also produced 32 BIG EAST Academic All-Stars a year ago, pushing the total to 264 under Farina’s guidance. “I think we have been able to find a nice balance here,” said Farina. “Being in the upper-tier of the conference and right there with some of the best programs in America is something we are very proud of. We have proven that we can compete at a high level and perform in the classroom at the same time.” When it comes to competition, a seasoned core of accomplished veterans coupled with the arrival of one of the largest and deepest recruiting classes in program history has the Pirates poised to continue the tradition of success in 2012-13. SHU sent 16 members of the men’s team to the conference championship meet last season and posted an impressive 9-2 dual meet record that included wins in two out of three matchups with BIG EAST opponents. In his time in South Orange, Farina has compiled an 88-37 (.704) dual meet record on the men’s side. “The men have been very successful in terms of dual meets in recent years and I expect that consistency to continue this year,” said Farina. To achieve such success, the Pirates will rely heavily on a group of talented seniors that is wellequipped to lead the team into the new-year. Co-captains Austin Acheson (Olathe, Kan.) and Ryan O’Shaughnessy (Coral Springs, Fla.) will spearhead the effort after productive junior campaigns. Last season, Acheson led the Pirates by meeting BIG EAST qualifying standards in seven different events, followed closely by O’Shaughnessy with six. Acheson is also one of the four current team members whose name sits on the record board, swimming as part of the record-setting 800-yard freestyle event in 2009-10. Senior Austin Acheson The two captains are joined by classmates Ian Keyser (Petersburg, N.J.) and Brian Pauling (Sewell, N.J.) in providing the team’s veteran presence. Keyser is coming off a year in which he out-swam competitors from seven other schools to win the mile event at the Patriot Invitational and went on to place 18th in the same event at the BIG EAST Championships. A three-time BIG EAST Championship qualifier, Pauling set new personal records in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle in 2011-12 and contributed key points in several close dual meet wins for The Hall.

“This year, the men’s squad is different from the women in that there is no question that the leadership comes from our seniors,” said Farina. “These are guys that have been through it before and know what it takes to be successful over the course of a season. Their influence is something that will benefit the entire team as the year progresses.” The 2012-13 version of the Pirates also includes seven juniors, all of whom qualified for the conference championship twice as underINTRO

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classmen. Matt Benson (Overland Park, Kan.) followed up a freshman year after which he was named Seton Hall Co-Freshman Male Athlete of the Year with a stellar sophomore campaign. Benson was a part of the team’s fastest relay efforts on the year in four different events. An individual scorer for the Pirates at BIG EAST, he produced season-best times in three individual events and swimming as part of a record-breaking 400-yard freestyle relay team at the meet. That record-setting squad also included classmate Joey Lacus (Wethersfield, Conn.). Lacus set two new personal marks as a sophomore and twice swept both freestyle events for the Pirates during a dual meet (Providence and Marist). He closed the year by matching his fastest 50-yard freestyle time of the year on the conference’s biggest stage. Other key contributors in the group include Greg Black (Easton, Pa.) and Tyler Naumann (Middletown, Conn.). Black will attempt to best his efforts from a season ago that saw him post 10th place finishes in both the 100 and 200-yard butterfly at the Patriot Invitational and routinely capture valuable points in butterfly events during dual meets. Naumann was a steady contributor in both freestyle and butterfly events last season, swimming the fastest 200-yard butterfly time of any Pirate and closing the year with a career-best mark in the 200-yard freestyle at the BIG EAST Championships. The trio of Ian DeLisio (Woodstock, N.Y.), Evan Forbes (Cinnaminson, N.J.) and Jon Ropson (McKinney, Texas) completes a junior class that is expected to have a large impact in their third year on campus.

Junior Matt Benson

Amid returning swimmers, DeLisio and Ropson ranked among the leaders with qualifying times in four different events each last season. At the conference championship, both enjoyed the best meet of their respective careers as DeLisio set three different personal marks and Ropson surpassed his previous career-bests in two events.

A versatile performer for the Pirates, Forbes took a leap forward in the backstroke in his second year in blue and white. The Jersey product swam to new career-bests in the 100 and 200-yard backstrokes while meeting qualifying standards in both. “We are fortunate to have a really good crop of juniors behind our seniors this year,” praised Farina. “They are the biggest class on our team and they all have the potential to be a threat for us. Matt Benson scored for us at BIG EAST last year and I think Greg [Black], Joey [Lacus] and Tyler [Naumann] have the capability to do the same. With their progression as individuals, they could help us bump up a few spots in relay events as well. Watch out for Ian DeLisio, Jon Ropson and Evan Forbes as they continue to develop as well.” Though small, the Pirates’ three-man sophomore class has the potential to be largely impactful. In the pool, both Richard Lessard (Wethersfield, Conn.) and James Logan (Wallingford, Pa.) turned in a number of quality performances. Lessard swam season-fastest times in four different events over a three-day span at the Patriot Invitational. Logan steadily improved as the year progressed and by season’s end, only O’Shaughnessy had posted faster times in the 100 and 200-yard breaststrokes. He closed his first year by recording a top-20 finish in the 100-yard breaststroke and just missing out on another in the 200-yard breaststroke (21st) while posting three personal records at the BIG EAST Championships. The only individual school record holder on the current roster; Ben Mitchell (Milford, Pa.) returns for his second season after a highly productive debut campaign from the diving board. Mitchell established the new school record from the one-meter board in a win at Providence, just one of seven event victories for him on the year. A BIG EAST qualifier from both one and three-meters, he finished in the top-20 in each competition. Mitchell scored for the Pirates by placing 15th in the three-meter dive and was just outside the consolation round from one-meter, placing 17th. “Our freshmen came on and did a great job for us last year, which is not an easy thing to do,” said Farina. “Ben was tremendous and really added a dimension to our team that we didn’t have before. Now he’s gotten a taste of competition and he’s come back a lot more confident and in the right frame of mind. JC [Logan] is someone who continually got better for us, to the point where he almost scored at BIG EAST and I expect him to continue to elevate his performance this season.” Joining the Pirates’ 14 returnees is a group of five incoming freshmen. Tim Bosse (New Windsor, N.Y.) is slated to aid the squad’s efforts in backstroke and freestyle while Andrew William (Bayonne, N.J.) will compete in butterfly and individual medley events.

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SEASON PREVIEW Steve Hausmann (North Attleboro, Mass.) and Jersey-product Joey Giovine will both compete in breaststroke events. Hausmann will mix in some distance freestyle while Giovine will see time in individual medley races. After captaining Blue Valley North to a 6A Kansas state championship in 2011 and a runner-up finish in 2012, Eric Davidson (Overland Park, Kan.) will join Ben Mitchell on the diving board for SHU. “I think we brought in a set of guys who can push to be a factor from day one,” said Farina. “With freshmen, it is about getting them in the pool and acclimated to collegiate competition. These are guys that are going to play an important role for us and could be pushing to score for us by the end of the season as well.” “Our men’s team is one of the deepest we have had here,” continued Farina. “Now it comes down to seasoning them and making sure they are all peaking at the same time. I believe we have built a schedule that should play into that.” The aforementioned schedule is a challenging slate that stands between the Pirates and the 2013 BIG EAST Championships. It features showdowns with some familiar foes as well as conference rivals. The team will also swim in two in-season invitational-style events. The 2012-13 season kicks off on Tuesday, Oct. 16 when SHU hosts a head-to-head matchup with Montclair State. Other home dates include Providence (Sat, Nov. 3) and Marist on Saturday, Jan. 26, a meet that will serve as Senior Day for the Pirates. SHU will travel to take on Rider (Oct. 18), Iona (Oct. 30), Saint Peter’s (Nov. 9) in one-on-one matchups prior to their winter training trip to Puerto Rico. BIG EAST adversaries Villanova (Jan. 15) and Connecticut (Jan. 19) await the Pirates in head-to-head competition after the break. The schedule also includes a trip to Baltimore, Md. to swim against Drexel, Lafayette and hosts Loyola (MD) in a quad meet (Oct. 27). The Pirates will also take part in the Patriot Invitational (Nov. 15-17) and the Bucknell Invitational (Feb. 2) before closing the regular season with a meet against Georgetown on Saturday, Feb. 9 in Piscataway. “We changed up our schedule a little bit this year,” said Farina. “It’s always a good meet when we swim against Rider and it serves as a barometer for us early in the season. We host Providence in our BIG EAST opener, a meet that we are very much looking forward to. The Patriot is a great event for us because it gives us a chance to rest the kids and give them a chance to hit some cuts in some different events. We’ll head to Puerto Rico in the winter and continue our training. In the second half of the year, we’ll really need to be on our game to beat teams like UConn, Villanova and Marist. UConn is a meet that gives the kids a good feel for what to expect at the conference championships, but we go up against a number of BIG EAST teams during that stretch which should be a good test for us.” Helping Farina guide the Pirates through the demanding schedule will be a pair of second-year assistants in Kara Lennon (’98) and diving coach P.J. Hughes (’10). Lennon and Hughes both previously competed for the Pirates and each joined the coaching staff prior to the 2011-12 season. “I think Kara and PJ both took a lot away from their first year,” said Farina. “They both competed here but it is different being on the other side. Now, they know what the competition is like and they know what they are up against. On the recruiting trail, they both worked extremely hard and their time and effort really paid off. They have learned a lot since coming on. As a staff, we continue to grow and I think that is a big part of moving forward as a program.” Another former Pirate, Andrew Le Blanc (’06), also returns to the program for his second season as volunteer assistant coach. Following the regular season, SHU will head to the Midwest for the conference championships. The 2013 BIG EAST Championships will be held at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. on Feb. 27Mar. 2. The Pirates will be looking to improve on last season’s eighth place team finish after posting a program-best sixth place finish the year before. “This year the BIG EAST meet is a week or so later than it usually is, giving us some extra time to pre- 2012-13 Seniors: Brian Pauling, Austin Acheson, Ryan O’Shaughnessy pare and focus,” Farina stated. “IUPUI is a very prestigious pool; it’s sort of like playing in the coliseum and Ian Keyser in Los Angeles. It’s also a very fast pool and serves as a great venue for a championship meet.” “This year we are looking for that second swim at BIG EAST,” continued Farina. “Qualifying is nice, but if we’re in a relay we want to set a record and in individual races, we’re looking to score. I know this team has the ability to get those things done for us.”

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MONTCLAIR STATE

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LAFAYETTE

Tuesday, October 16 • 5:00 p.m. South Orange, N.J.

Thursday, October 18 • 4:00 p.m. Lawrenceville, N.J.

Saturday, October 27 • 1:00 p.m. Baltimore, Md.

Location ..........................Montclair, N.J. Founded .............................................1908 Enrollment .....................................14,383 Colors ...............................Red and White Nickname ............................... Red Hawks Conference.... New Jersey Athletic Conference Facility .Panzer Athletic Center Pool President ...................Dr. Susan A. Cole Athletic Director ..................Holly Gera Website ........... montclairathletics.com

Location ................. Lawrenceville, N.J. Founded .............................................1865 Enrollment ........................................5,489 Colors ................. Cranberry and White Nickname ....................................... Broncs Conference .....................................MAAC Facility .........Richard A. Coppola Pool President ......Dr. Mordechai Rozanski Athletic Director ..............Don Harnum Website .............................gobroncs.com

Location .................................Easton, Pa.

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Location ...................... Philadelphia, Pa. Founded .............................................1891 Enrollment .....................................24,254 Colors................... Navy Blue and Gold Nickname .....................................Dragons Conference ................................. Colonial Facility..................................... Drexel Pool President ..............................John A. Fry Director of Athletics...Dr. Eric Zillmer Website....................drexeldragons.com COACHING STAFF

Head Coach .............Brian McLaughlin Alma Mater ...Central Connecticut, 1981 Years at School ................................... 24 2011-2012 Dual Record .............. 5-8

LOYOLA (MD.)

Head Coach .............Stephen Fletcher Alma Mater .....................Lafayette, ‘92 Years at School ................................... 12 Diving Coach .......................Eric Blevins 2011-2012 Dual Record ............... 4-5 Conference Finish ........................ 1st/9

IONA

Head Coach .................. Shawn Markey Alma Mater ............................Drexel, ‘01 Years at School ......................................3 Diving Coach........Kathryn Valladares 2011-2012 Dual Record .............. 6-2 Conference Finish..........................6th/7

Founded .............................................1826 Enrollment ........................................2,406 Colors .......................Maroon and White Nickname .................................. Leopards Conference.....................Patriot League Facility.......................... Ruef Natatorium President........................ Daniel H. Weiss Athletic Director...... Bruce McCutcheon Website.......................... goleopards.com COACHING STAFF

PROVIDENCE

Head Coach .....................James Dailey Alma Mater ..........SUNY-Cortland ‘89 Years at School ................................... 19 Diving Coach...............Cindy O’Donnell 2011-2012 Dual Record .............. 1-8 Conference Finish..........................7th/8

SAINT PETER’S

Saturday, October 27 • 1:00 p.m. Baltimore, Md.

Tuesday, October 30 • 5:00 p.m. New Rochelle, N.Y.

Saturday, November 3 • 2:00 p.m. South Orange, N.J.

Friday, November 9 • 4:00 p.m. Jersey City, N.J.

Location: ......................... Baltimore, Md. Founded: ............................................1852 Enrollment: .......................................6,531 Colors: ...........................Green and Grey Nickname: ........................... Greyhounds Conference: ....................................MAAC Facility: .....Mangione Aquatic Center President: ......... Rev. Brian F. Linnane Athletic Director: ...........Jim Paquette Website: .......... loyolagreyhounds.com

Location: ................ New Rochelle, N.Y. Founded: ............................................1940 Enrollment: .......................................3,415 Colors: ........................Maroon and Gold Nickname: ......................................... Gaels Conference: ....................................MAAC Facility: .................................. Hynes Pool President: ....................Dr. Joseph Nyre Athletic Director: .... Eugene Marshall Website: .................................icgaels.com

Location: ....................... Providence, R.I.

Founded: ............................................1917 Enrollment: .......................................3,938 Colors: ............ Black, White and Silver Nickname: .........................................Friars Conference: ............................ BIG EAST Facility: ....................Taylor Natatorium President: ......... Rev. Brian J. Shanley Athletic Director: ...Robert G. Driscoll Website: .................................... friars.com

Location: ....................Jersey City, N.J. Founded: ............................................1872 Enrollment: .......................................3,272 Colors: ............................ Blue and White Nickname: ................................. Peacocks Conference: ....................................MAAC Facility: .Yanitelli Recreational Center President: ...... Dr. Eugene Cornacchia Athletic Director: ...... Joseph Quinlan Website: .....saintpeterspeacocks.com

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Head Coach: ...................Brian Loeffler Alma Mater: ..........................Loyola, ‘91 Years at School: .................................. 18 2011-2012 Dual Record................. 7-8 Conference Finish: .......................4th/9

Head Coach: ...................Nick Cavataro Alma Mater: ................. Manhattan, ‘77 Years at School: .................................. 33 Diving Coach...............Robert Parrinelli 2011-2012 Dual Record................. 6-7 Conference Finish: .......................5th/9

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Head Coach: .......................John O’Neill Alma Mater: ..................Springfield, ‘81 Years at School: .................................. 23 Diving Coach.................Newell Roberts 2011-2012 Dual Record................. 1-7 Conference Finish: ................. 10th/10

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Head Coach: ........Mohamed Abdelaal Alma Mater: .................Montclair State Years at School: .....................................3 2011-2012 Dual Record.................N/A Conference Finish: .......................7th/9

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CONNECTICUT

MARIST

November 15 - November 17 Fairfax, Va.

Tuesday, January 15 • 4:00 p.m. Philadelphia, Pa.

Saturday, January 19 • 1:00 p.m. Storrs, Conn.

Saturday, January 26 • 1:00 p.m. South Orange, N.J.

Hosts...........George Mason University Location .................................Fairfax, Va. Enrollment......................................32,562 Colors.............................Green and Gold Nickname........................................Patriots Conference................................... Colonial Facility....George Mason Aquatic Center President...................Dr. Angel Cabrera Athletic Director.... Thomas O’Connor Website.............................. gomason.com

Location ............................ Villanova, Pa. Founded .............................................1842 Enrollment ........................................6,240 Colors ............................. Blue and White Nickname .....................................Wildcats Conference ............................. BIG EAST Facility ........ Villanova Swim Complex President ....... Rev. Peter M. Donohue Athletic Director ..........Vince Nicastro Website ..............................villanova.com

Location .............................Storrs, Conn. Founded .............................................1881 Enrollment .....................................28,677 Colors........................... Navy and White Nickname ......................................Huskies Conference ............................. BIG EAST Facility.........Wolff-Zackin Natatorium President ....................Dr. Susan Herbst Director of Athletics.... Warde Manuel Website.....................uconnhuskies.com COACHING STAFF

Location ................ Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Founded .............................................1929 Enrollment ........................................4,547 Colors ...............................Red and White Nickname ................................ Red Foxes Conference.......................................MAAC Facility................... McCann Natatorium President.............Dr. Dennis J. Murray Athletic Director....................Tim Murray Website.......................... goredfoxes.com COACHING STAFF

SHU 2011-12 Finish.................. 4th/16

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BUCKNELL INVITATIONAL

Head Coach ..................... Rick Simpson Alma Mater .........................Rutgers, ‘90 Years at School ................................... 13 Diving Coach .........................Gary Elder 2011-2012 Dual Record ............... 4-4 Conference Finish ..................... 9th/10

Head Coach .................... Bob Goldberg Alma Mater ............................Springfield Years at School ................................... 25 Diving Coach...............John Bransfield 2011-2012 Dual Record .............. 5-2 Conference Finish....................... 5th/10

Saturday, February 2 • 10:00 a.m. Lewisburg, Pa.

Saturday, February 9 • 1:00 p.m. Piscataway, N.J.

GEORGETOWN

BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hosts........................Bucknell University Location ..........................Lewisburg, Pa. Enrollment.........................................3,500 Colors..........................Orange and Navy Nickname............................................ Bison Conference.....................Patriot League Facility......................Kinney Natatorium President..........................John Bravman Athletic Director.................. John Hardt Website.....................bucknellbison.com

Location: ....................Washington, D.C. Founded: ............................................1789 Enrollment: ....................................15,831 Colors: ..............................Blue and Gray Nickname: ........................................Hoyas Conference: ............................ BIG EAST Facility: .......Albert G. McCarthy Pool President: .............Dr. John J. DeGioia Athletic Director: ................... Lee Reed Website: ............................. guhoyas.com

Schools Participating (M).................. 10 Facility.........................IUPUI Natatorium Defending Champion (M).....Notre Dame 2011-12 SHU Finish.................. 8th/10

Head Coach ............ Larry VanWagner Alma Mater ....................Springfield ‘74 Years at School ................................... 36 Diving Coach...............Melanie Bolstad 2011-2012 Dual Record .............. 5-7 Conference Finish..........................3rd/9

February 27 - March 2 Indianapolis, Ind.

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Head Coach: .................... Jamie Holder Alma Mater: .................... Princeton, ‘00 Years at School: .....................................3 Diving Coach..................Michael Tober 2011-2012 Dual Record................. 1-5 Conference Finish: .................... 6th/10

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COACHING STAFF RON FARINA Head Coach 13th Season Rutgers 1993

Ron Farina enters his 13th season as head coach of the Seton Hall men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams and is coming off one of the most successful seasons of his tenure. Last year Seton Hall saw more than 85 percent of its swimmers qualify for BIG EAST Championship competition. The women re-wrote five school records while the men broke two, and posted a 9-2 dual meet record. Each program also took home a 12th consecutive CSCAA Team Scholar All-America Award, with the men ranking 12th in the entire nation in team GPA. The Pirates also produced 32 BIG EAST Academic All-Stars, pushing its total to 264 under Farina’s guidance. In 2010-11, senior Kevin Webster became the first student-athlete in program history to compete at the NCAA Championships. Farina also coached the men’s team to a sixth-place showing at the BIG EAST Championship, the highest in program history, while the women’s team came in ninth, its best finish since 2005. Webster also became the first swimmer in school history to be named Most Outstanding Male Swimmer at the BIG EAST Championships after winning the 400-yard individual medley and 200-yard backstroke conference titles. Webster is not the only Pirate to capture a BIG EAST title under Farina as Jack Leavitt (2005,100-Backstroke) also accomplished the feat. Since his hiring, Farina has brought a new level of commitment to the Pirate programs. Since the 2000-01 season, Farina’s swimmers have earned wins against BIG EAST rivals Georgetown, Rutgers, Syracuse, Providence and Villanova, recorded 15 NCAA consideration standards, over 40 Senior National qualifiers, three Olympic Trial qualifiers, and shattered over 50 school records. In 2008-09 he traveled to Atlanta with eight members of the men’s team to compete in the USA Swimming Short Course Nationals in which his Pirates broke six school records, a conference record, and placed eighth overall ahead of Big Ten power-house Indiana. Farina’s student-athletes have also performed well in the classroom, highlighted by 36 BIG EAST Academic All-Stars a year ago continuing the increasing trend from previous years. In 2005-06, Matt Miklius was named the Seton Hall Scholar Athlete of the Year, as was Matt Geiger in 2007-08. Finally, two athletes were named to the CoSida Academic All-District II Squad, with one earning ESPN the Magazine/CoSida Academic All-America honors. Farina, the fifth coach in the history of the Seton Hall program, served as an assistant coach at both Rutgers University and Virginia Tech University and also founded the Liner Aquatics Club. A 1993 Rutgers graduate, Farina was a six-time school record holder for the Scarlet Knights and later worked for four years as an assistant coach for his alma mater following graduation. During his time at Rutgers, Farina helped coach the men’s team to a

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Farina, Ron Head Coach - Seton Hall

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Education:

• Head Coach, Seton Hall University

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J. • Received bachelor’s degree in English, history and political science in 1993

2000-Present (Record: (M) 88-37; (W) 70-75-1)

• Founder and Director, Liner Aquatics Club 1998-00 • Assistant Coach, Virginia Tech University 1997-98 • Assistant Coach, Rutgers University

East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, Pa. • Received master’s degree in sport management in 2003

1993-97

Collegiate Career:

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Rutgers University - 1988-93 • Set Rutgers records in the 100, 200 and 500 yard freestyle • Part of Rutgers school record 200, 400 and 800-yard freestyle relay teams • Senior National qualifier in the 200 and 500- yard freestyle from 1991-93 • Ranked top-10 nationally in the 100, 200, 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle

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Assistant Coach Second Season 1998 Kara Lennon (‘98) returns to Seton Hall University for her second season as an assistant swimming & diving coach. Lennon’s coaching career includes a wealth of club and recreational experience. Most recently, she headed The Homestead at The Farms program in Mooresville, N.C. In this role, Lennon was in charge of 120 swimmers ages 5-18 and led her team to a third place finish in the league championship. No stranger to New Jersey, Lennon also has extensive local instructional experience. She has coached in East Hanover, the Kellogg Club in Morristown and Randolph, N.J. Lennon also has experience working with the Madison YMCA, USS and Club Program in New Jersey while providing private lessons for toddlers, high school students and adults training for triathlons. During her Pirate career, Lennon was a BIG EAST competitor in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle, as well as the 100-yard backstroke. She was also a member of the 200 and 400-yard freestyle relay teams. Prior to Seton Hall, Lennon was a nationally ranked swimmer for the Academy of St. Elizabeth in Madison, N.J. She captured an individual state title in the 50-yard freestyle and was a member of 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley state champion relay teams.

pj hughes

Diving Coach Second Season 2010 PJ Hughes joined the Seton Hall University swimming & diving staff in the fall of 2011 and is in his second season as the Pirates’ head men’s and women’s diving coach. During his first year overseeing the SHU diving program Hughes saw three student-athletes qualify for the BIG EAST Championships and freshman men’s diver Ben Mitchell set a new school record in the one-meter springboard (287.25). Hughes was a four-year letterwinner in diving at Seton Hall and was a multiple BIG EAST Championship qualifier. He served two years as a team captain for the Pirates and was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) from 2009-10. Prior to coming to Seton Hall, Hughes spent one season as the diving coach for York High School in York, N.Y., and also coached the York Middle School diving program in 2011. Hughes graduated from SHU in May 2010 with a degree in psychology and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in physical education at Hofstra University.

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Volunteer Assistant Coach Second Season 2006 Andrew Le Blanc joined the Seton Hall University men’s and women’s swimming & diving coaching staff as a volunteer assistant for the 2011-12 season. A four-year member of the Seton Hall men’s swimming & diving teams, Le Blanc graduated from Seton Hall in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He went on to receive his Masters of Science in Experimental Psychology from Seton Hall in 2008. Le Blanc gained experience swimming the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly during his four years at Seton Hall, serving as a team captain during his senior season. Le Blanc has coached senior and national swim groups for the Summit Area YMCA since 2006 and is currently an adjunct faculty member for the Physical Therapy and Psychology departments at Seton Hall.

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Year

Event(s)

Hometown (Previous School)

Austin Acheson

Senior

Distance/Individual Medley

Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East)

Matt Benson

Junior

Backstroke/Individual Medley

Overland Park, Kan. (Rockhurst)

Greg Black

Junior

Butterfly

Easton, Pa. (Easton Area)

Tim Bosse

Freshman

Backstroke/Freestyle

New Windsor, N.Y. (Our Lady of Lourdes)

Eric Davidson

Freshman

Diving

Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley North)

Ian DeLisio

Junior

Breaststroke/Individual Medley

Woodstock, N.Y. (Kingston)

Evan Forbes

Junior

Backstroke/Individual Medley

Cinnaminson, N.J. (Cinnaminson)

Joey Giovine

Freshman

Breaststroke/Individual Medley

, N.J. (West Morris Central)

Steve Hausmann

Freshman

Distance/Breaststroke

North Attleboro, Mass. (North Attleboro)

Ian Keyser

Senior

Distance/Backstroke

Petersburg, N.J. (St. Augustine Prep)

Joey Lacus

Junior

Sprint/Breaststroke

Wethersfield, Conn. (Wethersfield)

Richard Lessard

Sophomore

Freestyle

Wethersfield, Conn. (Wethersfield)

James Logan

Sophomore

Breaststroke

Wallingford, Pa. (Strath Haven)

Ben Mitchell

Sophomore

Diving

Milford, Pa. (Delaware Valley)

Tyler Naumann

Junior

Freestyle/Butterfly

Middletown, Conn. (Xavier)

Ryan O’Shaughnessy

Senior

Breaststroke/Individual Medley

Coral Springs, Fla. (Shakopee)

Brian Pauling

Senior

Butterfly/Freestyle

Sewell, N.J. (Clearview)

Jon Ropson

Junior

Freestyle/Butterfly

McKinney, Texas (McKinney Boyd)

Andrew William

Freshman

Butterfly/Individual Medley

Bayonne, N.J. (St. Peter’s Prep)

BY STATE New Jersey.....................................................5

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BY POSITION

Seniors...............................................................4

Free.....................................................................9

Juniors...............................................................7

IM.........................................................................7 Breast.................................................................6

Sophomores.....................................................3

Fly........................................................................5

Freshmen..........................................................5

Back....................................................................4 Diving..................................................................2

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2012-13 PIRATES austin acheson

Senior Distance Freestyle/Individual Medley Olathe, Kan. • Olathe East 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier… Started the season with a second place time in 200-yard butterfly and third place finishes in the 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard backstroke in a win over Rider (10/20)… Earned three second place finishes in a tri-meet against Lafayette and Loyola (Md.), including a season-best in the 200-yard individual medley (10/29)… Swam season-bests in the 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard backstroke and took home a win in the 500-yard freestyle against Iona (11/1)… Recorded a first place time in the 800-meter freestyle in a victory at Providence (11/5)… Took first place points in the 500-yard freestyle in a tri-meet against Saint Peter’s and TCU (11/12)… Placed third in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)… Picked up wins in all three of his individual events versus Villanova, highlighted by a season-fastest time in the 200-yard butterfly (1/17)… Victorious in the 500 and 1,000-yard freestyles and picked up a second place finish in the 200-yard butterfly against Connecticut (1/21)…Named BIG EAST Men’s Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week for week ending Jan. 24… Closed the regular season with wins in the 500 and 1,000 yard freestyles and a third place time in the 200-yard butterfly at Marist (1/28)… Swam fastest times of the season in the 500 and 1,650-yard freestyles and finished 10th with a season-best in the 400-yard individual medley at the BIG EAST Championships… Represented the Pirates at the LCM Invitational, swimming the 400-yard individual medley… 2010-11: BIG EAST Championship qualifier... Earned first place times in the 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle at Rider (10/22)... Recorded a second place time in the 1,000-yard freestyle and a fourth place time in the 200-yard backstroke at Loyola (10/30)... Swam to first place finishes in the 200-yard butterfly and the 200-yard backstroke at Iona (11/2)... Finished second in the 200-yard butterfly and third in the 200-yard backstroke against Providence (11/6)... Picked up first place finishes in the 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle against St. Peter’s (11/12)... Earned a first place finish in the 400-yard individual medley, third place finish in the mile, fourth place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, and a 14th place finish in the 200-yard backstroke at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)... Recorded a first place time in the 200-yard individual medley against Montclair State (12/6)... Swam to third place finishes in the 200yard backstroke and the 400-yard individual medley at Villanova (1/18)... Picked up an 11th place finish in the 400-yard individual medley and a 13th place finish in the 200-yard backstroke at the BIG EAST Championships... Earned a fourth place finish in the 400-yard individual medley at the ECAC Championships... BIG EAST Academic All-Star

CAREER BEST TIMES 500-Free........................4:35.52 1,650-Free................. 15:57.40 200-Fly...........................1:55.42 400-IM.............................3:57.14

2009-10: BIG EAST Championship qualifier...Recorded a first place finish in the 200-yard butterfly against Howard (10/16)... Earned a third place finish in the 200-yard freestyle event against Rider (10/23)... Picked up a 13th place time in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the Patriot Invitational (11/20)... Recorded a 17th place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle event with a time of 15:42.02 at the USA Swimming Short Course Nationals (12/3)... Ranked first in the BIG EAST and 45th nationally in the 1,650-yard freestyle following the USA Swimming Short Course Nationals... Picked up first place times in the 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle against Connecticut (1/24)... Recorded first place times in the 500 and 1,000yard freestyle while adding a third place time in the 200-yard butterfly at Marist (1/30)... A BIG EAST Academic All-Star. High School/Personal: Swam for high school for four years... Named an AllAmerican in the 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley... Completed high school with the state record in the 500-yard freestyle... Major is Physics... Born Sept. 6, 1990.

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Senior Distance Freestyle/Backstroke Petersburg, N.J. • St. Augustine Prep 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier… Recorded third place finishes in the 1,000-freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke against Lafayette and Loyola (Md.) (10/29)… Took second place points in the 400 and 800-meter freestyles at Providence (11/5)… Finished third in the 500-yard freestyle against Saint Peter’s and TCU (11/12)… Registered a victory in the 1,650-yard freestyle and swam season best times in the 500-yard freestyle (11th), 400-yard individual medley (12th) at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)… Victorious in the 500-yard freestyle and placed second in the 100-yard backstroke at Montclair State (12/5)… Picked up a win in the 1,000-yard freestyle and second place finishes in the 200-yard backstroke and 400-yard individual medley against Villanova (1/17)… Finished third in the 1,000-yard freestyle and 200-yard backstroke against Connecticut (1/21)… Swam to a second place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle and used a season best time to finish third in the 200-yard backstroke at Marist (1/28)… Placed 18th in the mile at the BIG EAST Championships… 2010-11: BIG EAST Championship qualifier... Finished with third place times in the 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle at Rider (10/22)... Recorded a second place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle and a third place finish in the 200-yard backstroke at Iona (11/2)... Swam to a second place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Providence (11/6)... Finished second in the 500-yard freestyle and third in the 1,000-yard freestyle against St. Peter’s (11/12)... Recorded a fourth place time in the mile and a 15th place time in the 200-yard backstroke at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)... Swam to a CAREER BEST TIMES second place finish in the 100-yard backstroke against Montclair State (12/6)... Finished second in the 1,000-yard freestyle at Villanova (1/18)... Recorded a third place time in the 1,000-yard freestyle at Connecticut (1/22)... Swam to a third place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Marist (1/29)... Picked up a ninth place finish in the mile at the BIG EAST Championships... 500-Free........................4:40.21

1,650-Free................. 15:55.92

2009-10: BIG EAST Championship qualifier...Finished first place in the 200-yard backstroke and 100-Back...........................57.24 second place in the 200-yard freestyle against Howard (10/16)... Picked up a third place time in the 500-yard freestyle against Rider (10/23)... Recorded a second place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle 200-Back.......................1:56.61 and third place finish in the 500-yard freestyle at Loyola (10/31)... Earned first place times in the 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle events against Iona (11/3)... Picked up a second place time in the 1,650-yard freestyle, sixth place time in the 500-yard freestyle, and a 13th place time in the 200-yard backstroke at the Patriot Invitational (11/20)... Recorded a third place in the 200-yard freestyle against Connecticut (1/24)... Picked up a second place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle at Marist (1/30)... High School/Personal: Captain of his swim team senior year... Was named the 2009 Atlantic City Press Swimmer of the Year... A three-time First Team All-Conference and a two-time First Team All-South Jersey and Scholastic All-American... Helped lead his team to the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Non-Public A State Championships and a #1 state ranking in 2007 and 2008... Secondary Education and Biology major... Born Aug. 16, 1991.

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Senior Breaststroke/Individual Medley Coral Springs, Fla. • Shakopee 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier…Took first place in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke as well as the 200-yard individual medley against Rider (10/20)… Swam to second place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke and recorded victories in the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard individual medley against Lafayette and Loyola (Md.) (10/29)… Earned a win in the 200-yard freestyle and placed second in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events against Iona (11/1)… Picked up wins in the 200-meter breaststroke and the 200-meter butterfly at Providence (11/5)… Placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke and finished first in the 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley against Saint Peter’s and TCU (11/12)… Recorded a second place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke and finished ahead of the competition in the 200-yard breaststroke at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)… Competed in the 200-meter breaststroke and 200-meter individual medley at the USA Winter Nationals… Placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke against Villanova (1/17)… Swam third place times in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events and posted a victory in the 200-yard individual medley against Connecticut (1/21)…Registered a win in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events and placed second in the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard individual medley at Marist (1/28)… Posted fastest times of the season in the 100-yard breaststroke (15th), 200-yard breaststroke (13th) and 200-yard individual medley (18th) at the BIG EAST Championships 2010-11: BIG EAST Championship qualifier... Recorded a first place time in the 200-yard breaststroke and a second place time in the 100-yard breaststroke at Rider (10/22)... Swam to a first place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke and a fourth place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke at Loyola (10/30)... Picked up first place times in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke and a third place time in the 500-yard freestyle at Iona (11/2)... Finished first in the 200-yard breaststroke and second in the 100-yard breaststroke against Providence (11/6)... Recorded a second place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke against St. Peter’s (11/12)... Swam to an eight place CAREER BEST TIMES finish in the 200-yard individual medley, 10th place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, and 14th place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke and 400-yard individual medley at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)... Recorded a second place time in the 200-yard individual medley and a third place time in the 200-yard freestyle against Montclair State (12/6)... Swam to a first place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke and second place finishes in the 100-yard 100-Breast........................56.97 breaststroke and 400-yard individual medley at Villanova (1/18)... Picked up a second place times in the 200-yard 200-Breast....................2:01.83 breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley as well as third place time in the 100-yard breaststroke at Connecticut (1/22)... Finished first in the 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley and second in 200-IM.............................1:51.11 the 100-yard breaststroke against Marist (1/29)... Recorded a 10th place finish in the 200-yard individual medley, 400-IM.............................4:01.66 a 12th place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, and a 16th place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke at the BIG EAST Championships...BIG EAST Academic All-Star 2009-10: BIG EAST Championship qualifier... Recorded a second place finish in the 200-yard butterfly against Howard (10/16)... Finished first in the 200-yard breaststroke and fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke against Rider (10/23)... Picked up second place finishes in the 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley at Loyola (10/31)... Earned second place times in the 400-yard individual medley and 100-yard butterfly events against Iona (11/3)... Recorded a first place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, second place finish in the 200-yard individual medley, and third place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke and 400-yard individual medley at the Patriot Invitational (11/20)... Qualified for the USA Swimming Short Course Nationals during the Patriot Invitational... Earned a second place time in the 100-yard breaststroke and third place in the 200-yard breaststroke against Connecticut (1/24)... Recorded first place times in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke as well as a third place time in the 200-yard individual medley at Marist (1/30)... Competed in the finals in the 200-yard breaststroke at the BIG EAST Championships (2/17)... High School/Personal: Captain of the swim team junior and senior year... Two-time All-American in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard breaststroke... Received All-Conference honors senior year... High School team was a four-time state finalist and two-time state champions...Placed third in 100-yard breaststroke senior year and earned top 10 honors in the 100-meters breaststroke in the U.S. for students 17 and under... Criminal Justice major... Born Dec. 18, 1990.

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Senior Butterfly/Freestyle Sewell, N.J. • Clearview 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier…Placed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle against Rider (10/20)… Finished fourth in the 500-yard freestyle against Iona (11/1)… Picked up third place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly at Montclair State (12/5)… Took second place points in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Villanova (1/17)… 2010-11: BIG EAST Championship qualifier... Recorded a third place finish in the 200-yard butterfly at Iona (11/2)... Swam to a first place finish in the 200-yard freestyle against Providence (11/6)... Finished with a fourth place time in the 200-yard freestyle against St. Peter’s (11/12)... Picked up a first place time in the 500-yard freestyle and a third place time in the 200-yard individual medley against Montclair State (12/6)... Recorded a fourth place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle at Villanova (1/18)...BIG EAST Academic All-Star 2009-10: BIG EAST Championship qualifier... Recorded a second place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Howard (10/16)... Earned a fifth place time in the 200yard butterfly and 500-yard freestyle against Rider (10/27)... Swam to a first place time in the time trial in the 100-yard butterfly at the Patriot Invitational (11/20)... Finished fifth in the 200 and the 500-yard freestyle against Villanova (1/19)... Earned a third place score in the 200-yard freestyle and sixth place scores in the 200-yard backstroke and100-yard butterfly against Connecticut (1/24)... Finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle at Marist (1/30)...

CAREER BEST TIMES 50-Free...............................22.36 200-Free........................1:46.14 500-Free........................4:52.35 200-Fly...........................2:02.18

High School/Personal: Swam all four years... Earned First Team All-Conference honors... Graduated as one of four members on the 200-yard freestyle relay that held the school record... Helped his team to undefeated season in his final year... Psychology major... Born May 21, 1991.

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2012-13 PIRATES matt benson

Junior Backstroke/Individual Medley Overland Park, Kan. • Rockhurst 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier… Finished first in the 100-yard and second in the 200-yard backstroke against Rider (10/20)… Won the 100-yard and placed second in the 200-yard backstroke in as tri-meet against Lafayette and Loyola (Md.) (10/29)… Swam a third place time in 100-yard freestyle in a home meet against Iona (11/1)… Placed first in the 100 and 200-meter backstrokes in a win at Providence (11/5)… Scored third place points in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley in a tri-meet against Saint Peter’s and TCU (11/12)… Placed third in the 200-yard backstroke and ninth in the 100-yard backstroke at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)… Captured first place in the 200-yard individual medley and came to the wall second in the 200-yard freestyle at Montclair State (12/5)… Finished first in the 200-yard backstroke and earned second in the 100-yard backstroke against Villanova (1/17)… Placed second in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events against Connecticut (1/21)… Swept the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events at Marist (1/28)… Swam season-bests in the 100-yard backstroke (14th), 200yard backstroke (11th) and 200-yard individual medley (32nd) and was part of 400-yard freestyle relay team that set a school record at the BIG EAST Championships… 2010-11: BIG EAST Championship qualifier... Named Seton Hall Male Co-Freshman Athlete CAREER BEST TIMES of the Year... Finished with second place times in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke at Rider (10/22)... Recorded a first place time finish in the 100-yard backstroke and a third place finish in the 200-yard backstroke at Loyola (10/30)... Earned second place finishes in the 100-yard 100-Back...........................50.60 backstroke and 100-yard freestyle at Iona (11/2)... Swam to second place finishes in the 100 200-Back.......................1:49.70 and 200-yard backstroke against Providence (11/6)... Picked up second place times in the 200-IM.............................1:55.26 100 and 200-yard backstroke against St. Peter’s (11/12)... Finished with a seventh place time in the 200-yard backstroke and an 11th place time in the 100-yard backstroke at the Patriot 400-IM.............................4:19.87 Invitational (11/19)... Recorded a first place time in the 200-yard backstroke and a second place time in the 100-yard backstroke at Villanova (1/18)... Earned a third place score in the 100-yard backstroke at Connecticut (1/22)... Swam to second place finishes in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke against Marist (1/29)... Recorded a personal best time in the 100-yard backstroke and finished 13th with a personal best time in the 200-yard backstroke at the BIG EAST Championships...BIG EAST Academic All-Star High School/Personal: Captain of the swim team his senior year... Graduated with the school record in the 200-yard individual medley... Member of the State Championship team that currently holds the record for most points in a Championship... Swam for the K.C. Blazers Club Team for 12 years and the Tsunami Swim Club Team for two... Was a member of the high school Water Polo Team for one year... Captained the Water Polo team... Brother Jason swam for the Pirates... Marketing and Management major... Born July 1, 1991.

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2012-13 PIRATES greg black

Junior Butterfly Easton, Pa. • Easton Area 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier… Placed third in the 200-yard butterfly against Rider (10/20)… Recorded third place time in the 200-yard butterfly against Lafayette and Loyola (Md.) (10/29)… Earned first win of the season in 200-yard butterfly against Iona (11/1)… Placed second in the 200-meter butterfly at Providence (11/5)… Swam season-fastest times to earn 10th place in the 100 and 200-yard butterfly events at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)… Reached the wall first in the 100-yard butterfly at Montclair State (12/5)… Picked up third place finishes in the 100 and 200-yard butterfly against Villanova (1/17)… Finished second in the 200-yard butterfly and third in the 100-yard butterfly at Marist (1/28)… 2010-11: BIG EAST Championship qualifier... Earned a second place time in the 200-yard butterfly at Rider (10/22)... Finished with a third place time in the 200-yard butterfly at Loyola (10/30)... Recorded a third place time in the 200-yard butterfly against Providence (11/6)... Picked up a second place time in the 200-yard butterfly and a third place time in the 100-yard CAREER BEST TIMES butterfly against St. Peter’s (11/12)... Swam to a first place time in the 100-yard freestyle against Montclair State (12/6)... Earned a third place finish in the 200-yard butterfly and a fourth place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at Villanova (1/18)... 100-Fly...............................51.77 Finished with a third place time in the 200-yard butterfly at Connecticut (1/22)... 200-Fly...........................1:54.72 Recorded third place times in the 100 and 200-yard butterfly against Marist (1/29)... BIG EAST Academic All-Star High School/Personal: Swam for high school all four years... Three-time All-Area Team honoree... Helped lead his school to identical 10-2 records each of his four years... Brother Mike swam for Lafayette College... History major... Born Nov. 16, 1991.

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2012-13 PIRATES ian de lisio

Junior Breaststroke/Individual Medley Woodstock, N.Y. • Kingston 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier… Finished third in the 200-yard breaststroke against Rider (10/20)… Placed fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke against Lafayette and Loyola (Md.) (10/29)… Picked up third place points in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke and the 100-yard butterfly against Iona (11/1)… Swam to third place finish in 200-yard breaststroke against Saint Peter’s and TCU (11/12)… Placed eighth in the 200-yard breaststroke and 12th in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)… Finished third in the 200-yard individual medley at Montclair State (12/5)… Swam to second place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke against Villanova (1/17)… Recorded a second place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke at Marist (1/28)… Swam season best times in the 100-yard breaststroke (22nd), 200-yard breaststroke (25th) and 200-yard individual medley (37th) at the BIG EAST Championships… 2010-11: BIG EAST Championship qualifier... Recorded a third place score in the 200-yard breaststroke at Rider (10/22)... Finished with third place times in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke at Iona (11/2)... Swam to a second place finish in the CAREER BEST TIMES 200-yard breaststroke and a third place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke against Providence (11/6)... Picked up a third place time in the 100-yard butterfly against Montclair State (12/6)... Earned a third place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke 100-Breast........................58.76 at Villanova (1/18)... Recorded a second place time in the 200-yard breaststroke 200-Breast....................2:09.87 200-IM.............................1:57.01 against Marist (1/29)...BIG EAST Academic All-Star 400-IM.............................4:22.81 High School/Personal: Captain of his team sophomore and junior year... Twotime New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championship qualifier... Member of the foursome that holds the high school record for the 400-yard freestyle relay... Swims for the Marist Swim Club Team... Finance major... Born Jan. 6, 1992.

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2012-13 PIRATES evan forbes

Junior Backstroke/Individual Medley Cinnaminson, N.J. • Cinnaminson 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier… Placed third in the 100-yard backstroke against Iona (11/1)… Earned third place points in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke events at Providence (11/5)… Swam season-fastest time in 200-yard backstroke, finishing 27th at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)… Swam to a victory in the 100-yard backstroke at Montclair State (12/5)… Produced season best time in the 100-yard backstroke (28th) at the BIG EAST Championships. 2010-11: BIG EAST Championship qualifier... Recorded a second place score in the 1-meter diving event at Iona (11/2)... Earned a first place time in the 100-yard backstroke against Montclair State (12/6)... BIG EAST Academic AllStar. High School/Personal: Captained his swim team for two years... Received AllCounty honors in the 200-yard individual medley senior year and 100-yard backstroke junior year... Was a teammate of former Pirate captain Kaitlyn Hafner... Swam for the Pomona Club Swim Team... Nursing major... Born May 5, 1992.

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CAREER BEST TIMES 100-Back...........................54.17 200-Back.......................2:00.35 200-IM.............................2:08.53 400-IM.............................4:38.39

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2012-13 PIRATES joey lacus

Junior Freestyle/Breaststroke Wethersfield, Conn. • Wethersfield 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier… Placed second in the 50-yard freestyle against Rider (10/20)… Finished fourth with a season best time in the 50-yard freestyle against Lafayette and Loyola (Md.) (10/29)… Picked up a win in the 50-yard freestyle and finished second in the 100-yard freestyle against Iona (11/1)… Swept the 50 and 100-meter freestyle events at Providence (11/5)… Swam to third place finish in 50-yard freestyle and placed second in the 100-yard freestyle against Saint Peter’s and TCU (11/12)… Earned second place points in the 50-yard freestyle against Villanova (1/17)… Recorded a second place finish in the 50-yard freestyle against Connecticut (1/21)… Closed the regular season with victories in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events at Marist (1/28)…Part of 400-yard freestyle relay team that set a school record and matched season best time in the 50-yard freestyle at the BIG EAST Championships (30th)… 2010-11: BIG EAST Championship qualifier...Finished first in the 50-yard freestyle and fourth in the 100-yard freestyle at Rider (10/22)... Recorded a third place score in the 50-yard freestyle at Loyola (10/30)... Earned a first place time in the 50-yard freestyle at Iona (11/2)... Swam to a second place finish in the 50-yard freestyle and a third place finish in the 100-yard freestyle against Providence (11/6)... Finished with a 14th finish in the 50-yard freestyle at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)... Recorded a first place finish in the 50-yard freestyle at Villanova (1/18)... Earned a second place finish in the 50-yard freestyle at Connecticut (1/22)... Finished 28th in the 50-yard freestyle with a personal best time at the BIG EAST Championships... BIG EAST Academic All-Star

CAREER BEST TIMES 50-Free...............................21.46 100-Free............................47.17 100-Breast....................1:00.38 200-Breast....................2:22.67

High School/Personal: Captained his team senior year... Earned First Team All-State in the 50-yard freestyle and Second Team in the 200-yard freestyle relay senior year adding to his Third Team in the 50yard freestyle junior year... Received All-Conference honors all four years and was an All-American Consideration in the 50yard freestyle junior year... Graduated with the school record in the 50-yard freestyle and was a member of the 200-yard freestyle and medley relay record breaking teams... State Class Champion in the 50-yard freestyle senior year... Helped lead his team junior year to their first undefeated season in 16 years... In addition to swimming, was a four-year member of the Track & Field team in pole vaulting and 400-meter runner... Advertising Art major... Born June 4, 1992.

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2012-13 PIRATES tyler naumann

Junior Freestyle/Butterfly Middletown, Conn. • Xavier 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier… Finished third in the 200-yard freestyle against Rider (10/20)… Recorded a third place finish in the 100-yard butterfly against Lafayette and Loyola (Md.) (10/29)… Picked up second place finishes in the 100 and 200-yard butterfly events against Iona (11/1)… Registered third place finishes in the 200 and 400-meter freestyle events at Providence (11/5)… Swam to third place finish against Saint Peter’s and TCU (11/12)… Posted fastest times of the season in the 500-yard freestyle (13th), 100-yard butterfly (13th) and 200-yard butterfly (8th) at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)… Finished third in the 200-yard freestyle at Montclair State (12/5)… Placed third in the 200-yard butterfly at Marist (1/28)… Swam fastest time of season in the 200-yard freestyle (30th) at the BIG EAST Championship… 2010-11: BIG EAST Championship qualifier... Recorded a third place time in the 200-yard freestyle at Rider (10/22)... Picked up second place times in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle and a third place time in the 100-yard butterfly at Iona (11/2)... CAREER BEST TIMES Swam to a fourth place finish in the 200-yard freestyle against Providence (11/6)... Earned a 12th place time in the 500-yard freestyle and a 13th place time in the 100-yard butterfly at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)... Recorded a first place finish 200-Free........................1:42.98 in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Montclair State (12/6)... Picked up a third place 1,000-Free................. 10:09.78 time in the 200-yard freestyle against Marist (1/29)...BIG EAST Academic All-Star 100-Fly...............................52.30 200-Fly...........................1:53.68 High School/Personal: Captain of his swim team senior year... Eight-time All-State , four-time All-Area, and three-time All-American Consideration... Graduated with the school record in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle and the Southern Connecticut Conference record holder in the 500yard freestyle... Brother Nick swam for Pirates... Major is Biology... Born June 13, 1991.

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2012-13 PIRATES jon ropson

Junior Freestyle/Butterfly McKinney, Texas • McKinney Boyd 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier… Picked up a trio of fourth place finishes in the 1,000-yard freestyle and the 100 and 200-yard butterfly events against Iona (11/1)… Placed ninth in the mile at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)… Posted a third place time in the 50-yard freestyle and took second place points in the 1,000-yard freestyle at Montclair State (12/5)… Finished fourth in the 200-yard butterfly against Villanova (1/17)… Swam season best times in the 500-yard freestyle (35th), 1,650-yard freestyle (20th) and the 100-yard butterfly (34th) at the BIG EAST Championships… 2010-11: BIG EAST Championship qualifier... Finished with a fourth place time in the 200-yard freestyle at Rider (10/22)... Recorded a second place time in the 100-yard butterfly at Iona (11/2)... Swam to a third place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Providence (11/6)... Picked up a second place time in the 200-yard freestyle against St. Peter’s (11/12)... Earned a 14th place finish in the mile at the Patriot Invitational (11/19)... Finished second in the 100-yard butterfly CAREER BEST TIMES against Montclair State (12/6)... Recorded a 19th place finish in the mile at the BIG EAST Championships...BIG EAST Academic All-Star 200-Free........................1:45.61 High School/Personal: Captain of the swim team senior year... A three-time All- 1,650-Free................. 16:15.89 State honoree in individual and relay events... Graduated holding the school records 100-Fly...............................52.31 in the 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle, and 200-yard individual medley... 200-Fly...........................2:00.41 Swam for the city of Plano Swimmers for 11 years... Sport management major... Born June 25, 1992.

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Sophomore Freestyle Wethersfield, Conn. • Wethersfield 2011-12: Placed third in the 800-meter freestyle at Providence (11/5)… Picked up fourth place finishes in the 100 and 500-yard freestyles and the 200-yard individual medley at Montclair State (12/5).

CAREER BEST TIMES 50-Free...............................23.51 100-Free............................50.96 200-Free........................1:50.63 500-Free........................5:01.84

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Sophomore Breaststroke Wallingford, Pa. • Strath Haven 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier… Started season with second place finishes in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events against Rider (10/20)… Placed third in the 200-yard breaststroke in a tri-meet against Lafayette and Loyola (Md.) (10/29)… Tied for third in the 50-yard freestyle against Iona (11/1)… Swam to first collegiate victory in the 100-meter breaststroke and placed second in the 200-meter breaststroke at Providence (11/5)… Swept the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events against Villanova (1/17)…Picked up second place points in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events against Connecticut (1/21)… Recorded third place finishes in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events at Marist (1/28)… Swam fastest times of season in the 50-yard freestyle (34th), 100-yard breaststroke (19th) and 200-yard breaststroke (21st) at the BIG EAST Championships.

CAREER BEST TIMES 100-Breast........................57.64 200-Breast....................2:06.41

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2012-13 PIRATES ben mitchell

Sophomore Diving Milford, Pa. • Delaware Valley 2011-12: BIG EAST Championship qualifier… Placed third in the 1-meter and second with a season high score in the 3-meter dive against Rider (10/20)…Took first place points in both the 1 and 3-meter dives against Lafayette and Loyola (Md.) (10/29)…Swept the 1 and 3-meter diving competitions against Iona (11/1)…Set a school record from the 1-meter board en route to victory at Providence (11/5)… Victorious from the 1 and 3-meter boards against Villanova (1/17)… Dove to second place finish in the 1-meter dive and recorded a third place finish in the 3-meter dive against Connecticut (1/21)… Finished third in the 1 and 3-meter dives at Marist (1/28)… Placed seventh from the 3-meter board at the BIG EAST Championships… High School: Four year diver for Delaware Valley High School ... Posted school records of 330.75 in the one-meter and 479.95 in the three meter ... Won a District II Championship and qualified for the state finals ... Lackawanna County champion and record holder ... Competed for the West Point Military Academy Diving Club ... Earned High Honor Roll distinction ... Also CAREER BEST SCORES played one year of volleyball for Delaware Valley, serving as a team captain. 1-Meter.........................287.25^ 3-Meter............................265.65 ^ School Record

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2012-13 PIRATES tim bosse

Freshman Backstroke/Freestyle New Windsor, N.Y. • Our Lady

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High School/Personal: An All-League performer all four years on the varsity squad at Our Lady of Lourdes...Threetime All-Section honoree who was honored as the 2012 Poughkeepsie Journal Swimmer of the Year...Named the squad’s captain as a senior, helping lead his team to an undefeated season and a top-10 ranking in the state...Finished career as individual holder of five school records and as part of three record-setting relay teams...National Honor Society member...Majoring in history...Born Jan. 14, 1994.

eric davidson

Freshman Diving Overland Park, Kan. • Blue Valley North High School/Personal: Dove for four years for the varsity squad at Blue Valley North High School, serving as team captain as a junior and senior...Helped team to a 6A state championship title in 2011 and runner-up finishes in 2010 and 2012...Finished third individually at the state championship meet in 2011 and fifth in 2012...National Honor Society member...Biology major...Born Dec. 27, 1993.

Joey giovine

Freshman Breaststroke/Individual Medley • West Morris Central High School/Personal: Attended West Morris Central High School where he was a four-year member of the varsity swim team...First Team All-Conference and Third Team All-County honoree as a junior...Tabbed as team captain as a senior...Graduated as school record holder in 400-meter freestyle and as part of the top 200-Free, 400-Free and 200-Medley relay teams in school history...Swam for Sea Dragons Swimming club for 12 years where he was also elected captain...Father, Bill, swam collegiately at the University of Alabama...Brother, Chris, currently swims for Iona college while his sister, Katie, is part of the swim and water polo teams at St. Francis College...Business major...Born Jul. 11, 1993.

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Freshman Distance Freestyle/Breaststroke North Attleboro, Mass. • North Attleboro High School/Personal: Four-year varsity swimmer at North Attleboro High School...Competed in 100-Breast, 500-Free and was part of 200-Medley and 400-Free relay teams...A four-time Sun Chronicle All-Star...Earned Hockomock League All-Star recognition all four years...Set the school record in the 500-Free and was a part of the fastest 200-Medley and 400-Free relay squads in school history...Graduated with the North Attleboro record for most career points...Team captain his senior year...Born Apr. 6, 1994.

andrew william

Freshman Butterfly/Individual Medley Bayonne, N.J. • St. Peter’s Prep High School/Personal: Competed four years for St. Peter’s Prep varsity swim team...Named team captain as a senior...Team captured four consecutive county championships...Earned school’s Most Valuable Swimmer Award in 2012...Named team’s best junior swimmer in 2011 and rookie of the year in 2009...Left St. Peter’s prep as 200-IM record holder and a member of the fastest 400-Free relay team in school history...Also swam for Scarlet Aquatic Club... Born Oct. 10, 1994.

The men’s swim & dive team made waves at Pirates’ basketball games in 2011-12

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A LOOK BACK: 2011-12 IN REVIEW meet recaps OCTOBER 20, 2011- DUAL MEET

OCTOBER 29, 2011- TRI MEET

South Orange, N.J.

SETON HALL - 173

OVERALL RECORD: 1-0

RIDER - 126

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The Seton Hall men’s swimming and diving team powered past Rider in their season opener, winning by a final tally of 173-126.

Baltimore, Md.

SETON HALL - 162

seton hall - 216

LOYOLA (Md.) - 136

LAFAYETTE - 84

OVERALL RECORD: 3-0

The Hall notched 10 first place finishes, including eight in individual events.

BALTIMORE, MD. – The Seton Hall men kept their record unblemished, cruising past Lafayette 216-84 and defeating Loyola by a tally of 162-136.

Junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy (Coral Springs, Fla.) led the way with three victories on the night. O’Shaughnessy placed first in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke as well as the 200-yard individual medley.

Sophomore Richard Dunham (Wayzata, Minn.) posted wins in both the 50 and 100yard freestyles. His classmate Joey Lacus (Wethersfield, Conn.) placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle event.

Freshman Richard Dunham (Wayzata, Minn.) had an impressive debut for the Pirates, finishing just behind O’Shaughnessy in the 200-yard individual medley in addition to taking victories in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle.

Dunham also led the way for the Pirates in the 200-yard freestyle, recording a second place time. Senior Pete Gingeleskie (Bloomfield, N.J.) finished fifth.

Senior Pete Gingeleskie (Bloomfield, N.J.) also added two victories on the day. Gingeleskie began the day with a first place time in the 100-yard freestyle and later added another in the 500-yard freestyle. Sophomore Matthew Benson (Overland Park, Kan.) came to the wall first contributed a victory when he came to the wall first in the 100-yrad backstroke. He also recorded a second place finish in the 200-yard backstroke. Benson, Dunham and O’Shaughnessy teamed with freshman James Logan (Wallingford, Pa.) to take SHU’s first relay win of the day in the 200-yard Medley. Logan also had two second place finishes to his credit, finishing behind only his teammate O’Shaughnessy in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke. Benson and Logan teamed again as a part of a victorious Pirate relay team, this time with senior Matt Holland (Horsham, Pa.) and sophomore Joey Lacus (Wethersfield, Conn.) in the 400-yard freestyle. Lacus and Holland also placed strongly in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing second and fourth respectively. Junior Austin Acheson (Olathe, Kan.) and sophomore Greg Black (Easton, Pa.) placed second and third in the 200-yard butterfly for the best Seton Hall finishes in a butterfly event on the night. Freshman Ben Mitchell (Millford, Pa.) had a strong debut from the diving board for the Pirates. Mitchell placed second in the 1 meter and third in the 3 meter diving events.

Sophomore Matthew Benson (Overland Park, Kan.) swam to his second win in the 100-yard backstroke in as many meets this season. Benson also placed second in the 200-yard backstroke, followed closely by junior Ian Keyser (Petersburg, N.J.) in third and sophomore Evan Forbes (Cinnaminson, N.J.) in fifth. Gingeleskie and Keyser came to the wall just hundredths of a second apart as they finished second and third in the 1000-yard freestyle. Junior Austin Acheson (Olathe, Kan.) and sophomores Greg Black (Easton, Pa.) and Tyler Naumann (Middletown, Conn.) finished in succession in the 200-yard butterfly to occupy second, third and fourth positions. Junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy (Coral Springs, Fla.) was victorious in the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard individual medley. Acheson swam to another second place finish in the event. SHU’s men also recorded two relay victories. The quartet of Benson, Logan, O’Shaughnessy and Dunham brought home a victory in the 200-yard medley relay. Lacus and Benson teamed with freshman James Logan (Wallingford, Pa.) and senior Matt Holland (Horsham, Pa.) to take first-place points in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Freshman Ben Mitchell (Millford, Pa.) paced the men’s diving team, notching firstplace finishes in both the 1 and 3 meter dives in just his second career meet.

In addition to starting the season with a victory, Acheson, Benson, Black, Dunham, Logan, Mitchell and O’Shaughnessy all punched tickets to the BIG EAST Championships with qualifying times.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2011- DUAL MEET

South Orange, N.J.

SETON HALL - 185.5

OVERALL RECORD: 4-0

IONA - 105.5

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - In men’s competition, six different Pirates posted individual victories on the night. Newly named BIG EAST Male Swimmer of the Week Richard Dunham (Wayzata, Minn.) was the only Pirate to record multiple individual wins. Dunham surpassed the field in both the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events. In addition, Dunham also swam the fastest time in the 200-yard individual medley. Junior Austin Acheson (Olathe, Kan.) finished just hundredths of a second behind Dunham in the 200-yard backstroke and added a victory in the 500-yard freestyle. Acheson also placed second in the 200-yard freestyle, again slightly edged by a fellow Pirate in junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy (Coral Springs, Fla.) Senior Matt Holland (Horsham, Pa.) and sophomore Joey Lacus (Wethersfield, Conn.) occupied first and second position in two individual events. Lacus edged Holland in the 50-yard freestyle by less than two tenths of a second. In the 100-yard freestyle, Holland beat out his teammate by the same slim margin. Sophomore Greg Black (Easton, Pa.) was victorious in the 200-yard butterfly, leading three Pirates who finished in the top-four in the event. His classmate Tyler Naumann (Middletown, Conn.) finished second while another sophomore, Jon Ropson (McKinney, Tex.) clocked in fourth. Naumann also placed second in the 100-yard butterfly, the top SHU finisher in the event.

Providence, R.I.

SETON HALL - 165

PROVIDENCE - 104

OVERALL RECORD: 5-0

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Seton Hall University men’s swimming and diving teams was able to preserve their unblemished record with a road victory at Providence College on Saturday afternoon in Providence, R.I. The SHU men’s team captured first-place points in 12 events on the way to a 165104 win over the Friars On the men’s side three swimmers performed double duty to pick up wins in more than one event. Sophomore Matt Benson (Overland Park, Kan.) won the 100-meter backstroke (1:00.38) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:10.98). Junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy (Coral Springs, Fla.) won the 200-meter butterfly (2:10.90) and the 200-meter breaststroke (2:29.59) and sophomore Joey Lacus (Wethersfield, Conn.) picked up wins in two sprint freestyle races, besting the field in the 50-free (24.56) and the 100-free (54.67). Freshman diver Ben Mitchell Millford (Pa.) improved on his season best performance in the one-meter springboard posting winning score of 287.25, which is a new school record and an automatic 2012 BIG EAST Championship qualifying mark. Senior Pete Gingeleskie (Bloomfield, N.J.) won the 200-meter freestyle (2:00.87) and freshman James Logan (Wallingford, Pa.) came in first in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:09.10).

Senior Pete Gingeleskie (Bloomfield, N.J.) also recorded two second place finishes on the evening. Gingeleskie followed Austin Acheson to the wall in the 500-yard freestyle and later posted the second fastest time in the 200-yard individual medley.

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In the 200-yard medley relay, O’Shaughnessy, Black and Dunham teamed with sophomore Matt Benson (Overland Park, Kan.) to take first place points. The Hall’s team of Lacus, Naumann, Holland and freshman James Logan (Wallingford, Pa.) recorded the night’s fastest 200-yard freestyle relay time. Freshman Ben Mitchell (Millford, Pa.) was again a standout for the Pirates in diving competition. Mitchell outscored the field in both the 1 and 3 meter dives, finishing more than 80 points clear of second in the 1 meter dive. Senior Will Penny (Suffern, N.Y.) dove to a second place finish in the 3 meter dive.

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NOVEMBER 17-19, 2011- PATRIOT INVITATIONAL

Piscataway, N.J.

SETON HALL - 268

seton hall - 156

SAINT PETER’S - 79

TCU - 191

OVERALL RECORD: 6-1

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Seton Hall University men’s swimming and diving team suffered its first loss of the season as it picked up a split with Texas Christian University and St. Peter’s College at a two-day tri-meet held at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. The Pirates fell to Texas Christian 191-156, but defeated St. Peter’s 268-79. The Pirates are now 6-1 in head-to-head competition this season. Junior Austin Acheson (Olathe, Kan.) and junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy (Coral Springs, Fla.) submitted some of the best times of the day for Seton Hall. Acheson swam the 400-yard individual medley for the first time this season and finished fourth with a 2012 BIG EAST automatic time of 4:10.75. He also posted a provisional BIG EAST mark of 4:49.39 in the 500-yard freestyle. O’Shaughnessy came in fourth in the 100-yard butterfly with an automatic conference championship time of 51.87, in addition to winning the 200-yard breaststroke with another automatic BIG EAST swim of 2:11.30. Sophomore Matt Benson (Overland Park, Kan.), freshman James Logan (Wallingford, Pa.), sophomore Richard Dunham (Wayzata, Minn.) and O’Shaughnessy came in third in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:38.26. Dunham, O’Shaughnessy, sophomore Joey Lacus (Wethersfield, Conn.) and senior Matt Holland (Horsham, Pa.) comprised the 400-yard freestyle relay team that finished in 3:15.94. The Pirates also picked up a pair of strong performances in the 100-yard freestyle where Dunham submitted a provisional BIG EAST mark of 48.29 and Lacus finished with another provisional conference time of 49.29. SHU’s other provisional BIG EAST time came from senior Pete Gingeleskie (Bloomfield, N.J.) in the 500-yard freestyle (4:50.93).

Fourth/14 Teams • Fairfax, Va.

UMBC - 1096.5

GEORGE MASON - 657

UNCW - 644

seton hall - 501

FAIRFAX, VA. - Junior Ian Keyser (Petersburg, N.J.) and junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy (Coral Springs, Fla.) led the Seton Hall University men’s swimming & diving team to a fourth place finish at the Patriot Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 19, in Fairfax, Va. The Pirates compiled a team score of 501 points over three days to place fourth overall. The University of Maryland Baltimore County came in first with 1096.5 points. Keyser had a pair of 2012 BIG EAST Championship automatic qualifying swims on Saturday. He won the 1,650-yard freestyle with a mark of 16:00.02, in addition to posting a time of 1:58.84 in the 200-yard backstroke preliminaries. Keyser led a group of four SHU swimmers who posted automatic BIG EAST swims in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Junior Austin Acheson (Olathe, Kan.) finished the distance race in third place (16:12.49), senior Pete Gingeleskie (Bloomfield, N.J.) came in third (16:19.68) and sophomore Jon Ropson (McKinney, Texas) made it five Pirates in the top-10 by placing ninth overall (16:33.39). O’Shaugnessy won the 200-yard breaststroke with as 2011 season-best time of 2:05.94, which was also an automatic BIG EAST time. Sophomore Ian DeLisio (Woodstock, N.Y.) finished eighth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:10.38) and freshman James Logan (Wallingford, Pa.) came in 19th (2:14.17). Sophomore Tyler Naumann (Middletown, Conn.) paced a group of four SHU swimmers with automatic conference times in the 200-yard butterfly. Naumann came in eighth with a time of 1:54.30, sophomore Greg Black (Easton, Pa.) finished 10th (1:55.27) and Acheson came in 17th, finishing in 1:57.34. Sophomore Matt Benson (Overland Park, Kan.) submitted an impressive third-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with an auto BIG EAST mark of 1:51.10. Sophomore Richard Dunham (Wayzata, Minn.) and senior Matt Holland (Horsham, Pa.) both had conference championship qualifying performances in the 100-yard freestyle. Dunham finished 12th with a time of 46.68 and Holland came in 21st in 47.47. Sophomore Joey Lacus (Wethersfield, Conn.) matched the BIG EAST auto time in the 100-yard freestyle by submitting a mark of 48.11 on the opening leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011- DUAL MEET

JANUARY 17, 2012- DUAL MEET

Montclair, N.J.

SETON HALL - 114

OVERALL RECORD: 7-1

MSU - 83

South Orange, N.J.

SETON HALL - 159

VILLANOVA - 137

OVERALL RECORD: 8-1

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Junior Austin Acheson (Olathe, Kan.) and freshman James Logan (Wallingford, Pa.) powered the Seton Hall University men’s swimming & diving team to a 159-137 victory over Villanova University on Tuesday afternoon at the Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium in South Orange, N.J.

MONTCLAIR, N.J. - Six different student-athletes picked up victories to lead the Seton Hall University men’s swimming and diving team to a 114-83 victory over Montclair State University on Monday night in Montclair, N.J. The dual meet was the final competition for the Pirates this fall, and improved their overall slate to 7-1 overall in head-to-head matchups. Seton Hall finished first in seven events overall en route to the win. Senior Pete Gingeleskie (Bloomfield, N.J.) was victorious in two races, winning the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:23.53) and then the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.09).

Seton Hall, which was competing for the first time since a win over Montclair State on Dec. 5, improved its 2011-12 dual meet record to 8-1 with the win. The Pirates earned the top spot in 10 of the 16 events during Tuesday afternoon’s action. Acheson finished first in three individual races. He won the 200-yard butterfly (1:56.34), the 500-yard freestyle (4:48.18) and the 400-yard individual medley (4:14.48), posting 2012 BIG EAST Championship automatic qualifying marks in the 200-fly and 400-IM.

Sophomore Matt Benson (Overland Park, Kan.) led the way in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:03.67, and sophomore Greg Black (Easton, Pa.) was the top finisher in the 100-yard butterfly (53.88). Senior Matt Holland (Horsham, Pa.) won the 100-yard freestyle (49.64), sophomore Evan Forbes (Cinnaminson, N.J.) finished first in the 100-yard backstroke (57.63) and junior Ian Keyser (Petersburg, N.J.) rounded out the Pirates individual winners by taking first in the 500-yard freestyle (5:06.33).

Logan swept the individual breaststroke races and was a member of the Pirates’ first-place 400-medley team. He won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.65, and the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:15.92, eclipsing the BIG EAST auto mark in both races. Logan teamed up with sophomore Matt Benson (Overland Park, Kan.), junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy (Coral Springs, Fla.) and sophomore Richard Dunham (Wayzata, Minn.) to submit a time of 3:36.60 in the 400-medley relay. Benson added an individual victory in the 200-yard backstroke, which he won in 1:55.29, and junior Ian Keyser (Petersburg, N.J.) rounded out the swimming victories for SHU, taking first in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:02.16).

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Freshman Ben Mitchell (Milford, Pa.) finished as the top performer in the one-meter and three-meter springboard events, posting scores of 255.45 and 231.08 respectively. His one-meter score was an automatic BIG EAST qualifying mark.

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JANUARY 28, 2012- DUAL MEET

South Orange, N.J.

SETON HALL - 111

OVERALL RECORD: 8-2

UCONN - 187

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

SETON HALL - 159

OVERALL RECORD: 9-2

MARIST - 139

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The Seton Hall University men’s swimming & diving team lost to the University of Connecticut 187-111 on Saturday afternoon at the Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium in South Orange, N.J.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Seton Hall University men’s swimming & diving team posted nine first-place finishes en route to a 159-139 victory at Marist College in its regular season finale on Saturday, Jan. 28, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

The Pirates (8-2) captured first place in three events against the Huskies, highlighted by a pair of distance freestyle victories by junior Austin Acheson (Olathe, Kan.).

Five different players came up with a first-place swim for the Pirates in the victory as The Hall finished the regular season with a 9-2 head-to-head record.

Acheson opened the day with a win in the 1,000-yard freestyle, posting a seasonbest time of 9:36.71, and later in the day picked up the top spot in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:45.55.

Sophomore Joey Lacus (Wethersfield, Conn.) swept the 50 and 100-yard freestyle races with times of 22.05 and 48.63. Junior Austin Acheson (Olathe, Kan.) won both distance freestyle races, posting a time of 4:46.45 in the 500-yard freestyle and 9:42.80 in the 1,000-yard freestyle.

Junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy (Coral Springs, Fla.) provided the other first-place showing for SHU, winning the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:58.59. The Pirates grabbed the runner-up position in a total of 11 events, posting 2012 BIG EAST Championship automatic qualifying cuts in each of the individual competitions. Freshman breaststroke specialist James Logan (Wallingford, Pa.) set a pair of new personal records with second-place swims in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.61) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:12.65). He joined sophomore Matt Benson (Overland Park, Kan.), O’Shaughnessy and senior Matt Holland (Horsham, Pa.) in taking second place in the 200-yard medley relay with a mark of 1:37.70. Benson also finished second in both backstroke races, posting a time of 52.99 in the 100-yard backstroke and 1:57.10 in the 200-yard backstroke. Sophomore Richard Dunham (Wayzata, Minn.) placed second in the 100-yard freestyle (47.53) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.53). Acheson finished second in the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.08), sophomore Joey Lacus (Wethersfield, Conn.) placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (21.97) and freshman Ben Mitchell (Millford, Pa.) was the runner-up in the three-meter springboard with an impressive tally of 275.63 points.

Sophomore Matt Benson (Overland Park, Kan.) swept the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke races with BIG EAST Championship “A” cut times of 53.14 and 1:55.64 respectively. Lacus, Benson, senior Matt Holland (Horsham, Pa.) and sophomore Richard Dunham (Wayzata, Minn.) teamed up to win the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:13.67. Senior Pete Gingeleskie (Bloomfield, N.J.) and junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy (Coral Springs, Fla.) also came up with first-place performances on Saturday. Gingeleskie won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:47.38, and was also the runner-up in the 200-yard individual medley (1:58.87) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:47.97). O’Shaughnessy finished first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a mark of 2:10.51, and he came in second in the 100-yard butterfly (52.99). Dunham came in second in the 100-yard freestyle (49.05), junior Ian Keyser (Petersburg, N.J.) finished second in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:57.12), sophomore Ian DeLisio (Woodstock, N.Y.) was the runner-up in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.06) and sophomore Greg Black (Easton, Pa.) came in second in the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.65) to round out the Pirates’ top performances.

Rounding out the second-place finishes was the Pirates’ 400-yard freestyle relay squad of Lacus, Holland, Benson and Dunham, which closed out the day with a time of 3:12.22. Prior to competition on Saturday Seton Hall celebrated Senior Day, honoring its three senior members who were competing at home for the final time in their careers: Pete Gingeleskie (Bloomfield, N.J.), Holland and Will Penny (Suffern, N.Y.).

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Richard Dunham............................................... 20.79 Matt Holland...................................................... 21.51 Joey Lacus......................................................... 21.86 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. James Logan..................................................... 22.09 Brian Pauling...................................................... 22.63

50-YARD FREESTYLE (5) A CUT: 21.99

B CUT: 22.64

100-YARD FREESTYLE (3)

Richard Dunham............................................... 46.68 Matt Holland...................................................... 47.47 Joey Lacus......................................................... 48.11

A CUT: 48.11

B CUT: 49.55

200-YARD FREESTYLE (8)

Austin Acheson............................................. 1:45.93 Richard Dunham............................................ 1:41.85 Pete Gingeleskie........................................... 1:43.85 Matt Holland................................................... 1:45.84 Tyler Naumann.............................................. 1:45.25 Ryan O’Shaughnessy.................................. 1:45.71 Brian Pauling................................................... 1:46.96 -------------------------Matt Benson................................................... 1:49.22

A CUT: 1:46.99

B CUT: 1:50.19

500-YARD FREESTYLE (5)

Austin Acheson............................................. 4:39.52 Pete Gingleskie.............................................. 4:36.95 Ian Keyser........................................................ 4:40.21 Tyler Naumann.............................................. 4:42.61 Jon Ropson..................................................... 4:45.42

A CUT: 4:46.59

B CUT: 4:55.18

1,650-YARD FREESTYLE (4)

Austin Acheson...........................................16:12.49 Pete Gingeleskie.........................................16:19.68 Ian Keyser......................................................16:00.02 Jon Ropson...................................................16:33.39

A CUT: 16:43.78

B CUT: 17:13.89

100-YARD BACKSTROKE (5)

A CUT: 55.99

B CUT: 57.66

Matt Benson....................................................... 51.60 Richard Dunham................................................ 54.95 Evan Forbes........................................................ 55.28 Brian Pauling....................................................... 55.06

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Ian Keyser............................................................ 57.24

200-YARD BACKSTROKE (5)

Austin Acheson............................................. 1:58.69 Matt Benson................................................... 1:51.10 Richard Dunham............................................ 1:58.45 Ian Keyser........................................................ 1:57.89 -------------------------Evan Forbes.................................................... 2:00.35

A CUT: 1:59.99

B CUT: 2:03.58

100-YARD BREASTSTROKE (4)

Ian DeLisio....................................................... 1:00.22 James Logan.................................................. 1:00.61 Ryan O’Shaughnessy...................................... 57.73 -------------------------Joey Lacus...................................................... 1:03.17

A CUT: 1:01.99

B CUT: 1:03.84

200-YARD BREASTSTROKE (3)

Ian DeLisio....................................................... 2:10.38 James Logan.................................................. 2:12.65 Ryan O’Shaughnessy.................................. 2:05.94

A CUT: 2:15.99

B CUT: 2:20.06

100-YARD BUTTERFLY (5)

Greg Black............................................................ 51.77 Tyler Naumann.................................................. 52.40 Ryan O’Shaughnessy...................................... 51.74 -------------------------Ian DeLisio........................................................... 53.65 Jon Ropson......................................................... 53.41

A CUT: 52.94

200-YARD BUTTERFLY (4)

Austin Acheson............................................. 1:56.34 Greg Black........................................................ 1:55.27 Tyler Naumann.............................................. 1:54.30 -------------------------Jon Ropson..................................................... 2:00.41

A CUT: 1:59.49

200-YARD IM (7) A CUT: 2:00.81

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A CUT: 4:15.99

ONE-METER DIVE (1)

Ben Mitchell..................................................... 287.25

A CUT: 240.0 pts.

THREE-METER DIVE (1)

Ben Mitchell..................................................... 265.65

B CUT: 2:03.07

B CUT: 2:04.43

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B CUT: 4:23.66

Austin Acheson............................................. 4:05.79 Ian Keyser........................................................ 4:08.34 Ryan O’Shaughnessy.................................. 4:07.73 -------------------------Matt Benson................................................... 4:19.87 Pete Gingeleskie........................................... 4:21.10

Austin Acheson............................................. 1:59.08 Matt Benson................................................... 2:00.77 Ian DeLisio....................................................... 1:58.33 Richard Dunham............................................ 1:58.04 Ryan O’Shaughnessy.................................. 1:52.55

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-------------------------Greg Black........................................................ 2:02.36 Pete Gingeleskie........................................... 2:01.58

A CUT: 250.0 pts.

QUALIFYING STANDARDS MET TOTAL/AUTOMATIC

B CUT: 54.52

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Austin Acheson.....................................................7/7 Richard Dunham.....................................................6/6 Ryan O’Shaughnessy...........................................6/6 Matt Benson............................................................5/3 Pete Gingeleskie....................................................5/3 Ian Keyser................................................................5/4 Ian DeLisio................................................................4/3 Tyler Naumann......................................................4/4 Jon Ropson..............................................................4/2 Greg Black................................................................3/2 Matt Holland............................................................3/3 Joey Lacus..............................................................3/2 James Logan..........................................................3/2 Brian Pauling...........................................................3/2 Evan Forbes............................................................2/1 Ben Mitchell.............................................................2/2 TEAM............................................................65/52

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FEBRUARY 15-18, 2012

BIG EAST DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Trees Pool • Pittsburgh Pa.

PITTSBURGH, PA. - Seton Hall University freshman Ben Mitchell (Milford, Pa.) finished ninth in the men’s platform dive on the final day of the 2012 BIG EAST Diving Championships at the Trees Pool in Pittsburgh, Pa.

PITTSBURGH, PA. - The Seton Hall University men’s swimming & diving team opened competition at the 2012 BIG EAST Swimming Championships with the 800-yard freestyle relay and 200-yard medley relay races on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Trees Pool in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Competing at the conference championship meet for just the first time in his career, Mitchell scored two points for SHU with his 15th-place finish in the men’s threemeter springboard on Friday.

Sophomore Matt Benson (Overland Park, Kan.), freshman James Logan (Wallingford, Pa.), junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy (Coral Springs, Fla.) and senior Matt Holland (Horsham, Pa.) made up SHU’s seventh-place 200-medley relay squad, posting a time of 1:32.79, finishing just 0.60 seconds behind Georgetown for the sixth position.

He started strong in the platform final, posting a score of 38.40 on his first dive, a forward somersault pike, which ranked fifth overall in the round.

In the 800-yard freestyle relay, senior Pete Gingeleskie (Bloomfield, N.J.), Benson, sophomore Tyler Naumann (Middletown, Conn.) and junior Austin Acheson (Olathe, Kan.) submitted a time of 6:51.34, with Benson’s second leg split of 1:41.94 pacing the squad.

Mitchell’s next highest score came on his third dive, a forward somersault twist free, which netted 29.40 points, ranking sixth overall for the round. He finished with a -dive score of 152.0.

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MEN’S THREE-METER SPRINGBOARD RESULTS (6 Dives)

Place Name Final Score Prelim Score Cons. Score 1. Nicholas Nemetz (ND) 325.15 354.65 - 2. Matt O’Neil (WVU) 321.50 284.95 - 3. Michael Kreft (ND) 311.35 298.05 -................................................................................................................................................................................. 15. Ben Mitchell - - 227.15 226.55

MEN’S ONE-METER SPRINGBOARD RESULTS (6 Dives)

Place Name Final Score Prelim Score Cons. Score 1. Nicholas Nemetz (ND) 322.30 292.70 - 2. Aaron Snyder (PITT) 286.80 259.25 - 3. Richard Pokorny (WVU) 283.35 265.35 -................................................................................................................................................................................. 17. Ben Mitchell - - 197.70 --

Second Day

A sixth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay highlighted the second day of competition for the Seton Hall University men’s swimming & diving team at the 2012 BIG EAST Championships on Thursday, Feb. 16, Sophomore Richard Dunham, sophomore Joey Lacus, junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy (nd senior Matt Holland comprised the Pirates’ 200-freestyle relay team that posted a sixth-place time of 1:23.28. O’Shaughnessy also submitted the best individual swim of the day for The Hall, narrowly missing out on a chance to swim in the 200-yard individual medley consolation final. He finished in 18th in the preliminaries with a time of 1:51.25, which was just 0.53 seconds behind 16th place and a mere 0.14 off his personal best in the event. Sophomore Matt Benson and sophomore Ian DeLisio also set new personal records in the 200IM, with times of 1:55.26 and 1:57.01 respectively.

Third Day

Junior Austin Acheson and junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy paced the Seton Hall University men’s swimming & diving team on the third day of the 2012 BIG EAST Championships on Friday, Feb. 17, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Acheson registered the highest individual finish of the meet for SHU, placing 10th in the 400yard individual medley as the runner-up in the consolation final with a time of 3:57.15. O’Shaughnessy also scored for the Pirates, finishing in 15th place in the 100-yard breaststroke. He qualified for the consolation final with a time of 56.98 in the preliminaries, which was just 0.01 off his all-time best in the event, and he held on to 15th with a finals mark of 57.01. O’Shaughnessy teamed with James Logan, sophomore Matt Benson and sophomore Richard Dunham to make up SHU’s sixth-place 400-yard medley relay squad. The team nearly set a new school record with a time of 3:23.12, which was only 0.17 off the all-time mark.

Final Day

The Seton Hall University men’s swimming & diving team closed out competition at the 2012 BIG EAST Championships in record breaking fashion, setting a new school record in the 400yard freestyle relay on Saturday night at the Trees Pool in Pittsburgh, Pa.

MEN’S PLATFORM RESULTS (6 Dives)

Sophomore Joey Lacus, senior Matt Holland, sophomore Matt Benson and sophomore Richard Dunham made up the Pirates’ record-breaking relay squad. The team posted a time of 3:03.94, improving on the old record of 3:04.12, which was set back in the 2004-05 season.

Seton Hall finished the meet ranked eighth in the team standings with 139 points, finishing just seven behind Cincinnati and 12 behind Georgetown.

Place Name Total Score 1. Nikolas Sachs (LOU) 286.80 2. Nicholas Nemetz (ND) 244.30 3. Harris Bergman (PITT) 239.20 ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9. Ben Mitchell 152.00

In addition to his role during the record-breaking relay swim, Benson also posted the team’s best individual finish of the day. He came in 11th in the 200-yard backstroke finals with a personal best time of 1:49.70. Sophomore Austin Acheson scored for SHU in the 1,650-yard freestyle, where he came in 15th with a time of 16:06.21. Junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy also picked up an impressive individual finish during Saturday’s final session. He placed 13th in the 200-yard breaststroke, posting a new personal record with a time of 2:01.83.

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FINAL STANDINGS

1991-92...............10th Place

2002-03................ 9th Place

1992-93................ 9th Place

2003-04................ 9th Place

1993-94................ 7th Place

2004-05................ 7th Place

1994-95................ 8th Place

2005-06................ 9th Place

1995-96..............11th Place

2006-07................. 9th Place

1996-97...............10th Place

2007-08................. 8th Place

1997-98................. 8th Place

2008-09................ 8th Place

1998-99..............10th Place

2009-10................. 7th Place

1999-00..............10th Place

2010-11................. 6th Place

Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year Tim Welsh, Notre Dame

2000-01................. 9th Place

2011-12................. 8th Place

American Eagle BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year Pierre-Antoine Meunier, Pittsburgh

2001-02...............10th Place

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Notre Dame Louisville Pittsburgh West Virginia Connecticut Georgetown Cincinnati Seton Hall Villanova Providence

887 859.5 520 509.5 232 151 146 139 129 77

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2011-12 seton hall men’s swimming & diving top times 200 BACKSTROKE (1:44.41)

SWIMMING 50 FREESTYLE (20.30)

20.73 ............Richard Dunham ...............2/16/12 21.43 .............Matt Holland ......................2/16/12 21.48 .............Joey Lacus.............................. Twice

100 FREESTYLE (45.37)

45.48 ............Richard Dunham ...............2/18/12 46.40 ............Matt Holland ......................2/18/12 47.17 .............Joey Lacus ........................2/18/12

3:03.94 ....... Lacus, Holland, Benson, Dunham................................................ 2/18/12

100 BREASTSTROKE (54.85)

6:51.34 ..........Gingeleskie, Benson, Naumann, Acheson.......................................................2/15/12

56.98 ............Ryan O’Shaughnessy .....2/17/12 57.64 ............James Logan ....................2/17/12 58.76 ............Ian DeLisio ..........................2/17/12

200 BREASTSTROKE (2:00.97)

200 FREESTYLE (1:36.75)

2:01.83 ..........Ryan O’Shaughnessy .....2/18/12 2:06.41 ..........James Logan ....................2/18/12 2:09.87 ........Ian DeLisio ..........................2/18/12

500 FREESTYLE (4:26.17)

51.74............... Ryan O’Shaughnessy......10/29/11 51.77 .............Greg Black .......................11/18/11 52.31 .............Jon Ropson ........................2/17/12

1:41.85 ...........Richard Dunham ............11/18/11 1:42.90 ..........Pete Gingeleskie ..............2/15/12 1:42.98 ..........Tyler Naumann .................2/17/12

4:35.52 ........Austin Acheson ................2/16/12 4:36.95 ........Pete Gingeleskie ...........11/17/11 4:40.21 ..........Ian Keyser .......................11/17/11

1,000 FREESTYLE (9:29.70)

9:36.71 ..........Austin Acheson ................1/21/12 9:54.65 .........Pete Gingeleskie ...........10/20/11 9:56.27 ........Ian Keyser ..........................1/21/12

1,650 FREESTYLE (15:23.92)

16:00.02 ........Ian Keyser .......................11/19/11 16:06.21 .........Austin Acheson ................2/18/12 16:15.48 .........Pete Gingeleskie ..............2/18/12

100 BACKSTROKE (47.51)

50.60 ............Matt Benson ......................2/17/12 54.17 .............Evan Forbes ......................2/17/12 54.95 ............Richard Dunham ...............11/1/11

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1:49.70 ..........Matt Benson ......................2/18/12 1:57.89 ..........Ian Keyser ..........................1/28/12 1:58.45 ..........Richard Dunham ...............11/1/11

100 BUTTERFLY (48.97)

800 FREE RELAY (6:45.08)

200 MEDLEY RELAY (1:29.12)

1:32.79 ..........Benson, Logan, O’Shaughnessy, Holland .........................................................2/15/12

400 MEDLEY RELAY (3:22.95)

3:23.12 ..........Benson, Logan, O’Shaughnessy, Dunham........................................................2/17/12

diving 1-METER SPRINGBOARD (287.25)

200 BUTTERFLY (1:47.60)

287.25 ........ Ben Mitchell ................. 11/5/11 195.15 ............Will Penny ...........................11/5/11 140.17 ............Evan Forbes ......................11/5/11

200 IM (1:47.16)

265.65 .........Ben Mitchell ....................10/20/11 196.80 ...........Will Penny ...........................1/21/12

1:54.30 ..........Tyler Naumann ..............11/19/11 1:55.27 ..........Greg Black .......................11/19/11 1:56.34 ..........Austin Acheson ................1/17/12

1:51.25 ...........Ryan O’Shaughnessy .....2/16/12 1:55.26 ..........Matt Benson ......................2/16/12 1:57.01 ...........Ian DeLisio ..........................2/16/12

400 IM (3:51.60)

3:57.15 ..........Austin Acheson ................2/17/12 4:07.73 .........Ryan O’Shaughnessy........... Twice 4:08.34 ........Ian Keyser .......................11/18/11

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152.00 ...........Ben Mitchell.........................2/12/12 ( ) indicates school record School Record set during 2011-12 season

200 FREE RELAY (1:21.92)

1:23.28 ..........Dunham, Lacus, O’Shaughnessy, Holland........2/16/12

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2011-12 final results

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October 29

Lafayette/Loyola (Md.)

Baltimore, Md.

November 1

IONA COLLEGE

South Orange, N.J.

November 5

Providence College

Providence, R.I.

November 11-12

Saint Peter’s/TCU

Piscataway, N.J.

November 17-19

Patriot Invitational

Fairfax, Va.

December 5

Montclair State University

Montclair, N.J.

January 17

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

South Orange, N.J.

W, 159-137

January 21

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

South Orange, N.J.

L, 111-187

January 28

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

W, 159-139

February 15-18

BIG EAST Championships

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Eighth Place

RIDER UNIVERSITY South Orange, N.J.

W, 173-126

W, 216-84/W,162-136 W, 185.5-105.5 W, 165-104 W, 268-79/L,156-191 Fourth Place W, 114-83

Final Record: 9-2 (2-1)

Will Penny

Pete Gingeleskie

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The training trip is an important part of our season. In the grind of the winter, it is a nice change of pace to get somewhere sunny as we continue to work towards the championship season. Our team gets to bond and enjoy the surroundings, but at the same time they are working towards elevating their performance. - Head Coach Ron Farina

SUMMER 2012: A pIRATE POSTCARD FROM joey lacus

(As appeared on SHUPirates.com)

Greetings Pirate Fans from Wethersfield, Connecticut! Summer is off to a great start in the Constitution State! Some wonderful weather has paved the way for one of my hobbies, gardening, to get off to a great start. I recently ordered a new citrus tree, lime, which now accompanies my lemon and fig trees. Also, my vegetable garden has been planted for about three weeks now. I’m just your regular green-thumb growing the average tomato, squash, and green beans... nothing too crazy. Now the painstaking part of waiting for it all to grow begins. Outside of working around the house, I work at a seafood restaurant five days a week where I wash dishes as well as take tables, clean, prep, and sometimes even bartend. It’s a big change of pace from my desk job at Pirate Blue during the school year, and I love it! It does however create a tight schedule because of my training. I have been swimming four days a week for my club team, Laurel East Hartford YMCA, which is out of East Hartford, CT. My club coach has been doing a fantastic job of getting me back into shape. We have been focusing a lot on my stroke, refining it, and making it more efficient. I decided early on that I wasn’t going to be swimming many meets this summer, just training a great deal and working on technique more. So far it has been paying off and I have a meet coming up next weekend in Springfield, Mass., hopefully we will see a difference in my racing. My biggest goal for the next year is to qualify for USA Swimming Senior Nationals. The event is held every December in a different location every year. This is the only USA Swimming event that the NCAA allows Division I schools to participate in during the season. Some of the qualifying times are a only tenth off of the Olympic Trial Qualifications. Making that meet would mean a lot, especially to see how much I have grown over the last two years with the help of Coach Farina and his staff, our strength & conditioning coach Angelo Gingerelli and of course, my club coach, Kaeley Stiennagel. Next season is starting later then normal, due to a late scheduling of the BIG EAST Championship at IUPUI, but I am really hoping that the hard work pays off and I post more time drops and lifetime bests. 2012 is a big summer for swimming in general and August can’t come soon enough, though, not because of school, but because of the Olympics! I lucked out and was able to see the entire Olympic Village in London when I flew into London Heathrow for a layover during my trip home from Dublin. It looks amazing; the pool looks like a spaceship from the game “Halo,” and all the other facilities are remarkable. I hope everyone’s eye is fixed on the pool, though! Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will be battling it out this year and I’m convinced Lochte will give Phelps a run for his money. Lochte (pictured right with some of my teammates and I) is the most laidback person I have ever met. He came to SHU for a photo-shoot last fall and I was given an opportunity to talk with him and a few teammates. He really is the nice person that everyone makes him out to be. He works out as if he was entered in a strongest man competition and has dedication that no other swimmer can match. I will be pulling for him next week at Olympic Trials and at the Olympics in August, as well as others such as Brendan Hansen (breaststroke events), Eric Shanteau (IM/Breaststroke, missed 2008 Olympics due to cancer), and my favorite Nathan Adrian (Sprint Freestyle). Phelps will win some gold, who knows, he could pull off another Beijing. Last I heard, Phelps is going strong both in dryland workouts and pool workouts. He has been up in high atltitude trianing, Colorado Springs, for the last three weeks with our former SHU teammate, Kevin Webster. Lochte took Phelps down at Worlds last year but Phelps isn’t going down without a fight! Regardless of what happens, I wish all of the US Olympic Swim Team the best in London! It’s going to be an amazing three weeks! They’re representing the greatest country in the world, the best swim programs in the world, and are some of the nicest people most will ever get the chance to meet. Support USA Swimming! Finals for Olympic Trials will be televised live every night on NBC starting next week (June 25-July 2)! As the Olympics wind down, we will be returning to school and turning our attention to our own season. We have a really nice freshman class coming in, about nine guys last time I heard, all of them with talent. They all should be able to fill in and help the team out immensely come our first meet. I’m looking forward to meeting them, instilling the SHU Swim & Dive DNA, which includes our enthusiasm at our sporting events (especially at men’s basketball games...don’t worry we will be back!). Big classes always mean more close friends, as if the team wasn’t close already, we certainly will be even more. This is one of the reasons I chose Seton Hall, how much of a family we are. It’s nice to have time off but I do really miss The Hall, my teammates, and my close friends. Until then I’m soaking in my home-time, especially seeing my family and getting some great home cooking. GDS serves us well throughout the year, but my grandmother makes a mean Vodka and Bolognese sauce so I’ve been filling up when I can! Other than that, I’d just like to wish everyone a fantastic summer! I can’t wait to see what the 2012-13 seasons have in store for Seton Hall Athletics!! GO PIRATES!!!! Sincerely, Joey Lacus

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100-yard

Stan Sadovski 20.30 seconds (2008-09)

Stan Sadovski 45.37 seconds (2008-09)

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500-yard

KEVIN WEBSTER 1:36.75 (2009-10)

KEVIN WEBSTER 4:26.17 (2010-11)

1,000-yard

1,650-yard

KEVIN WEBSTER 9:29.70 (2009-10)

SEAN GOWRIE 15:23.92 (1993-94)

BACKSTROKE

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KEVIN WEBSTER 47.51 seconds (2009-10)

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ANGELO D’ERRICO 54.85 seconds (2006-07)

ANGELO D’ERRICO 2:00.97 (2008-09)

BUTTERFLY

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PETER ECONOMOU 48.97 seconds (2000-01)

PETER ECONOMOU 1:47.60 (2000-01)

INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

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KEVIN WEBSTER 1:47.16 (2009-10)

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DIVING ONE METER - 6 DIVES

THREE METERS - 6 DIVES

BEN MITCHELL 287.00 (2011-12)

ZACH SMITH 278.77 (2005-06)

RELAY RECORDS FREESTYLE 200-yard

400-yard

WEBSTER, ANDREPONT, D’ERRICO, SADOVSKI 1:21.92 (2008-09)

LACUS, HOLLAND, BENSON, DUNHAM 3:03.94 (2011-12)

800-yard

WEBSTER, BENSON, D’ERRICO, ACHESON 6:44.54 (2009-10)

Kevin Webster ‘11 added 2011 BIG EAST Most Outstanding Swimmer to a résumé that includes 11 school records

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academic awards SetoN Hall BIG EAST Academic All-Stars 1991-92: KeviN Hilliard, Matthew Sarkees 1992-93: KeviN Hilliard, J.P. Paradise, Matthew Sarkees 1993-94: J.P. Paradise, Ed MartiNez, KeviN Heiber

2005-06: Matthew Farber, Matthew Geiger, Michael LaRosa, Matthew Miklius, ANgelo StracquataNio, Matthew RieNzo 2006-07: JasoN BeNsoN, Matt Geiger, Jack Leavitt, Mike Miklius, Hide Murakami, Matt RieNzo, ANgelo StracquataNio

1994-95: Ed MartiNez, J.P. Paradise 1995-96: DamoN Small

2007-08: NathaN ANdrepoNt, JasoN BeNsoN, Matt Geiger, Michael Oldham, Matt RieNzo, StaN Sadovski, ANgelo StracquataNio

1996-97: Bruce VaNVelzor, RyaN Murphy 1997-98: RyaN Murphy, Christopher RaNdall, Bruce VaNVelzor 1998-99: Mark Arzaga, Christopher RaNdall, Bruce VaNVelzor 1999-00: Mark Arzaga, Timothy HogaN, NormaNd MorNeau, Gregory MoultoN, Asaf Shachaf, NathaN Umbriac, Peter EcoNomou, Bruce VaNVelzor 2000-01: Jarrod ArmstroNg, Mark Arzaga, Peter EcoNomou, Timothy HogaN, ANdrew LeBlaNc, NormaNd MorNeau, Gregory MoultoN, Michael Salzillo, Asaf Shachaf 2001-02: Peter EcoNomou, JasoN Kay, ANdrew LeBlaNc, NormaNd MorNeau, Gregory MoultoN 2002-03: Matthew Miklius, Matthew Farber, Norm MorNeau, Michael LaRosa, Thomas JohNsoN, JasoN Kay, Jack Leavitt, ANdrew LeBlaNc

2008-09: NathaN ANdrepoNt, JasoN BeNsoN, Peter GiNgeleskie, Matthew HollaNd, Nicholas NaumaNN, Michael Oldham, William PeNNy, Matt RieNzo, StaN Sadovski, KeviN Webster 2009-10: AustiN AchesoN, JasoN BeNsoN, JohN D’Errico, Peter GiNgeleskie, Matt HollaNd, Patrick Hughes, Michael Oldham, Will PeNNy, StaN Sadovski, KeviN Webster 2010-11: AustiN AchesoN, Matthew BeNsoN, Tyler BeNsoN, Gregory Black, IaN DeLisio, EvaN Forbes, Peter GiNgeleskie, Matthew HollaNd, Joseph Lacus, SpeNcer Lee Murakami, Nicholas NaumaNN, Tyler NaumaNN, Michael Oldham, RyaN O’ShaughNessy, BriaN PauliNg, William PeNNy, JoNathaN RopsoN, KeviN Webster 2011-12: AustiN AchesoN, Matthew BeNsoN, Gregory Black, IaN DeLisio, Peter GiNgeleskie, Matthew HollaNd, IaN Keyser, Joseph Lacus, Richard Lessard, James LogaN, BeNjamiN Mitchell, Tyler NaumaNN, BriaN PauliNg, William PeNNy, JoNathaN RopsoN

2003-04: DaN Guidebeck, JasoN Kay, T.J. JohNsoN, Matthew Farber, Matthew Miklius, Mike LaRosa 2004-05: Matthew Miklius, ANgelo StracquataNio, Matt Geiger, Matt Farber, Mike LaRosa, JasoN Kay, JohN Leavitt, Michael GartmaN

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12 consecutive team scholar all-america awards 2001

The Seton Hall University men’s swimming & diving team earned College Swimming Coaches Association of American (CSCAA) Team Scholar All-America honors for the 2011-12 academic year. With an impressive team cumulative grade point average of 3.30 last season, Seton Hall ranked 12th nationally out of the 69 teams that qualified for inclusion on the list.

2002 2003

Additionally, the Pirates ranked second in the conference, trailing just Villanova University out of the seven BIG EAST teams to receive Team Scholar All-America honors.

2003 2004

The Pirates have now received the honor in each of the program’s 12 years under head coach Ron Farina.

2005 2006

In order to qualify for CSCAA Scholar All-America honors a team must hold a grade point average of at least 3.0

2007

15 out of 18 men’s swimming & diving team members went on to earn BIG EAST Academic All-Star honors for 2011-12.

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Co Sida Academic All-Americans 2006 - Matt Miklius, First Team 2005 - Matt Miklius, Third Team

Yale University ......................................................................................3.62 Eastern Illinois University ................................................................3.55 Harvard University ..............................................................................3.54 Dartmouth College ..............................................................................3.48 Villanova University ............................................................................3.37 Seattle University ................................................................................3.35 Bucknell University .............................................................................3.35 Boston College ......................................................................................3.34 Fairfield University ..............................................................................3.33 Brigham Young University ...............................................................3.32 Brown University .................................................................................... 3.3 Seton Hall University ...................................................3.3

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HELP SETON HALL SWIMMING & DIVING “make a splash”

AN EFFORT SPEARHEADED BY ASSISTANT COACH KARA LENNON, SETON HALL SWIMMING & DIVING HAS TEAMED WITH THE MAKE A SPLASH FOUNDATION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR Below is a recap of Lennon’s visit to a Make A Splash Foundation event this summer. The Seton Hall University Department of Athletics and swimming & diving program showed their support for local Olympian Cullen Jones at a pep rally held Sunday, July 29, at the Cullen Jones Aquatic Center in Irvington, N.J. Jones, who grew up in Irvington before attending North Carolina State University, won a gold medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and has already added a silver medal in the same event at the 2012 London games. The Irvington Municipal Pool was renamed in his honor in 2008. Seton Hall University Professor of Organic Chemistry John Sowa, Ph.D., became involved with the Cullen Jones Aquatic Center several months ago by volunteering through the Make a Splash Foundation, a swimming lesson and safety program sponsored by the USA Swimming Foundation. As it turns, Jones is program’s chief athletic representative and also happens to be from Irvington. Sowa worked with a number of officials from the Township of Irvington, including Mayor Wayne Smith, to coordinate a pep rally supporting Jones as he goes for gold at the London Olympics. Sowa also met with Seton Hall assistant men’s and women’s swimming coach Kara Lennon, about representing the Pirates at the event, which she attended along with Seton Hall Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development and Special Projects, Melanie Calderwood. “I have to thank Kara and Melanie for all of the help that they gave and all of their enthusiasm,” Sowa said. “It was great to have some friends from Seton Hall there. The pep rally did a great job of cheering on Cullen Jones and also bringing attention to the Irvington Aquatic swimming program, encouraging more kids to take swim lessons.” The pep rally got underway around 1 p.m., coinciding with Jones’ silver-medal swim in the 4x100meter freestyle relay. After games and giveaways, which included Seton Hall gear highlighting the Pirates’ swim program, there was a series of swim races branded, “Who is going to be the next Cullen Jones?” Kids swam distances ranging from 12.5 yards to 50 yards, and there was also a celebrity race and relay. In the celebrity race, former 200-meter butterfly world-record holder Craig Beardsley, a resident of Chatham, N.J., competed against Lennon in a 50-yard freestyle race, with the Seton Hall coach coming away with the win. After all of the festivities the group recorded a cheer for Jones and everyone signed a banner to ship to him in London, as he competes later this week in the 100-meter freestyle. “I think the kids really enjoyed it, we did some nice giveaways with Seton Hall t-shirts and bags and the kids like having something close to home to cheer for,” Lennon said. “This is one of the most important things that we can do as adults and parents and that is help Cullen Jones keep this momentum going to make it a part of our lives and encourage the safety behind it,” Lennon added. “That is really what it is about, not training superstars but teaching lifesaving skills. I think this drive he is making is incredible and it is making a difference.”

What Saving lives

Make A Splash?

through

Make

Splash

The USA Swimming Foundation’s Make a Splash initiative aims to provide the opportunity for every child in America to learn to swim. Since 2007, the Foundation has granted nearly $2.1 million to provide free or reduced cost swimming lessons to children who may not otherwise have the chance. date, more than

1.4 million kids have received

the life-saving gift of swim lessons through

Local Partner network, comprised of more than 550 qualified lesson providers across the nation. our

WHY MAKE A SPLASH? - Drowning is the 2nd leading cause of childhood accidental death - Ten people drown each day in the U.S. - Seven out of ten African-American children cannot swim - Six out of ten Hispanic children cannot swim - 40% of Caucasian children have low or no swimming ability - Children from non-swimming households are eight times more likely to be at-risk of drowning - Participation in formal swim lessons can reduce the likelihood of childhood drowning by 88% For

more information, visit:

www.usaswimming.org

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Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., was appointed Interim President of Seton Hall University in July 2010. Since 2007, Dr. Esteban served as Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Seton Hall University. As Provost, he oversaw eight colleges and schools, University Libraries, and Enrollment Services. Dr. Esteban led the Strategic Planning initiative, collaborated with faculty and academic leaders on enhancing and adding undergraduate and graduate programs, establishing academic priorities, and strengthening the centrality of academics at SHU. Since 2009, Dr. Esteban has also been responsible for Enrollment Services and is leading the change in Enrollment Management Strategy. Dr. Esteban was previously Provost (2003-2007), Dean of the College of Business and Tenured Professor of Marketing at the University of Central Arkansas (2001-2003). He served as Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at Arkansas Tech University (1996-2001) and was an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston-Victoria. Dr. Esteban was also a full-time instructor at the College of Business Administration of the University of the Philippines. Dr. Esteban is active in various national, regional, and community groups and served on a national task force that designed a Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) for universities and colleges. He is also involved in Leadership Education for AsianPacifics (LEAP) as a mentor and faculty member. Dr. Esteban served as team chair and consultant evaluator for the largest regional accrediting body, the Higher Learning Commission and also served as a member of their Accreditation Review Council. At the local level, Dr. Esteban was past chair of the boards of the Conway Chamber of Commerce and the Women’s Shelter of Central Arkansas. And served on the board of the Faulkner County Habitat for Humanity He is currently a member of the Board of the Asian-Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE), and the South Orange Performing Arts Center. Dr. Esteban has published papers in refereed journals and proceedings, and presented papers at national, international and regional conferences such as TIMS/ORSA, American Psychological Association, Western Decision Sciences Conference, and the International Trade and Finance Association. Dr. Esteban received a Ph.D. in Administration from the Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Irvine in 1993 and a Master of Science in Japanese Business Studies from Chaminade University in Honolulu in 1986. He earned a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. Dr. Esteban received specialized training in Leading Transformation and Change at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, and he completed the Japan Management Program at the Japan-America Institute for Management Science in Honolulu. He also has private sector work experience in the Philippines and in Japan.

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LYONS PATRICK

Director of Athletics and Recreational Services

Patrick G. Lyons was named Director of Athletics and Recreational Services at Seton Hall University on February 22, 2011. Since his arrival, Lyons has been dedicated in his efforts to implement his vision for Seton Hall’s athletics and recreation department by introducing a number of initiatives designed to enhance the college experience for Seton Hall’s 14 NCAA Division I athletics programs and the student body as a whole. In Lyons’ first full year as Director of Athletics, the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund, Seton Hall’s athletic fundraising vehicle, experienced the most successful year of its history, receiving record contributions to fund critical initiatives to help make the Pirates competitive in the BIG EAST conference and at a national level. When Lyons arrived at Seton Hall, he established improvements and upgrades to the Pirates’ athletic and recreation facilities as a primary goal. Thanks in large part to contributions to Pirate Blue and a commitment from the University to make athletics and recreation a priority for the student-body, Seton Hall has already begun a large number of those enhancements. A new student fitness center is scheduled to be completed by summer 2013 and plans are in place to add a new scoreboard to Owen T. Carroll Field, revamp the student-athlete training room facility and create additional space for Academic Support Services. The men’s basketball locker room and women’s basketball coaching suite were each renovated during the 2011-12 season. The Pirates have also experienced a number of on field successes since Lyons came to Seton Hall. The men’s basketball team finished the 201112 season with a 21-13 overall mark, matching the program’s highest win total since the 2003-04 season and advancing to the second round of the National Invitational Tournament. The baseball team captured the BIG EAST Championship at the conclusion of the 2011 season, the third in program history and first since 2001. The women’s soccer, volleyball and baseball programs all qualified for BIG EAST Championship competition during the 2011-12 season, with the women’s soccer program posting its most successful campaign since 1999. Lyons has instituted a number of new events to help honor both its current and former student-athletes. In addition to the annual SAAC Student-Athlete Awards Banquet, Seton Hall held its first Senior Awards Banquet as a way to recognize its graduating seniors. He also refined the 2012 SHU Athletics Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony by hosting it in conjunction with a golf tournament at the Fairmount Country Club in Chatham, N.J. Seton Hall’s student-athletes have exhibited success in a number of ways off the court as well, through community service initiatives and achievement in the classroom. The Pirates’ community outreach programs demonstrated outstanding involvement from every varsity program during the 2011-12 academic year, as Seton Hall’s student-athletes participated in an array of activities to benefit the community. Seton Hall also hosted

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its First Annual Student-Athlete Leadership Forum, providing its studentathletes with a chance to learn from and meet speakers from across the sports landscape. Lyons arrived at Seton Hall after spending seven years as Iona College’s Director of Athletics, establishing its department as one of the top programs in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. He was the chief administrator for the Gaels’ 21 NCAA Division I athletics programs. Lyons’ student-athlete centered vision was incorporated into several initiatives at Iona. Working closely with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Lyons emphasized a community service element for all of Iona’s 400+ student-athletes and also displayed a deep commitment to student-athlete development and academic standards through additional support services and facilities in both the compliance and academic services offices. Under Lyons, the Iona athletics department saw unprecedented growth and success both on and off the fields of play. Lyons also made his mark at Iona in fundraising and improvements made to athletics facilities. The Iona Gaels Capital Improvements Fund was created by Lyons as the first capital fundraising effort in the department’s history. Before elevating to Director of Athletics at Iona, Lyons was the Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs. In that role, he was responsible for all revenue generation by the athletics department with primary oversight of the department’s fundraising arm - The Goal Club. Prior to that role, Lyons served as Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance. As a coach, Lyons led the Iona golf team to its most successful four-year span. At the helm of the Gaels from 1998-02, he directed the squad to three MAAC Championships and earned a berth in the NCAA Golf Championship in each of his three full seasons. A native of Providence, R.I., Lyons was a two-sport standout in hockey and golf. One of the most prolific scorers in school history, Lyons tallied 80 goals and 90 assists during his 86-game career and led all of NCAA Division I hockey in goals per game during the 1995-96 season. He captained the golf team during his junior and senior seasons and in 1996, received the Joseph O’Connell award, given annually to Iona’s most outstanding student-athlete. In 1999, Lyons earned his master’s degree in teaching from Iona and earned an MBA from the Hagan School of Business in 2004. Lyons has also served as an adjunct professor in both the Biology department at Iona and the Sports Business Management program at Manhattanville College. Lyons is married to the former Rachel Cintolo, who is a member of the faculty at Rutgers University.

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Kimberly Keenan-Kirkpatrick

Jimmy O’Donnell

Duane Bailey

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Sr. Assoc. Athletics Director Team Operations

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Mary Gross

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University President................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban Director of Athletics & Recreational Services......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Patrick Lyons Deputy Director of Athletics...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Duane Bailey Senior Associate Athletics Director / Team Operations.................................................................................................................................................................................................... Jimmy O’Donnell Senior Associate Athletics Director / Compliance & Student-Athlete Development / SWA....................................................................................................................... Kimberly Keenan-Kirkpatrick Secretary / Director’s Office........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Mary Gross Assistant Athletics Director / Athletics Communications...............................................................................................................................................................................................Matthew Sweeney Associate Director / Athletics Communications.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. Michael Kowalsky Assistant Director / Athletics Communications.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Vincent Novicki Assistant Director / Digital Media & Creative Services ................................................................................................................................................................................................ Elizabeth Rathbun Communications Assistant / Athletics Communications........................................................................................................................................................................................................... Adam Satz Secretary / Athletics Communications ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Ann Marie Vasquez Faculty Athletics Representative / Academic Services............................................................................................................................................................................................Dr. Laura Schoppman Director of Academic Support Services / Academic Services ..........................................................................................................................................................................................Matthew Geibel Associate Director / Academic Services .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................Amanda DiDonato Academic Advisor / Academic Services ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................Ryan Westman Graduate Assistants / Academic Services............................................................................................................................................................................................. Zachary Romash, Marissa Muoio Assistant Athletics Director / Business Operations.............................................................................................................................................................................................................Loren Peterson Assistant Athletics Director / Compliance............................................................................................................................................................................................................................Bridgette Cahill Coordinator / Student Athlete Development & Special Projects...............................................................................................................................................................................Melanie Calderwood Equipment Manager......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Clay White Assistant Equipment Manager.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Floyd Nevius Associate Athletics Director / Facilities & Operation............................................................................................................................................................................................................. Kevin Sponzo Assistant Athletics Director / Facilities & Operation.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................Dan Velez Athletics Facilities & Operations Assistant................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Tom Orbacz Associate Athletics Director / External Affairs & Development................................................................................................................................................................................................... Bryan Felt Assistant Athletics Director / Development.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Jay Judge Graduate Assistant / Pirate Blue............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Brian Burke Secretary / Pirate Blue..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Mary Laverty Associate Athletics Director / Recreational Services ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................Kathy Matta Assistant Director / Recreational Services .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Brian Poll Graduate Assistants / Recreational Services.................................................................................................................................................................................................Christopher Carl, Brian Hinz Assistant Athletics Director / Marketing & Promotions............................................................................................................................................................................................................. Kelly O’Neil Graduate Assistant / Athletics Marketing..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................Aimee Gebhardt Band Director / Athletics Marketing...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Debbie Sfraga Cheerleading Head Coach / Athletics Marketing .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................Greg Gilbert Director of Sports Medicine / Sports Medicine ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................Tony Testa Assistant Athletics Trainers / Sports Medicine........................................................................................................................Margeritte Carlson, Chris Esperson, Mallory Klapsogeorge, Mitch Toda Strength & Conditioning Coordinator ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Khyl Farrison Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coordinators.................................................................................................................................................................................... Angelo Gingerelli, Nanna Rivers Director of Ticket Sales / Ticket Operations............................................................................................................................................................................................................................Richard Bello Director of Ticket Operations / Ticket Operations ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ James Semerad

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Athletics Department..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 761-9497 Athletics Ticket Office.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................275-4255 University Recreation Center ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 761-9730 Recreational Services / Intramurals............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 761-9722 Athletics Department Fax.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 761-9675 Athletics Web Site............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. http://www.shupirates.com

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Richard Bello

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Aimee Gebhardt Graduate Assistant Athletics Marketing

Kelly O’Neil

Assistant Athletics Director Marketing & Promotions

Jim Semerad

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Bridgette Cahill

Melanie Calderwood

Assistant Athletics Director Compliance

Brian Hinz

Loren Peterson

Assistant Athletics Director Business Operations

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Brian Poll

Elizabeth Rathbun

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Assistant Director Digital Media &Creative Services

Dan Velez

Associate Athletics Director Facilities and Operations

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Kathy Matta

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Christopher Carl

Coord. Student-Athlete Devel. & Special Projects

Clay White

Assistant Athletics Director Facilities and Operations

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ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES

Matt Geibel

Amanda DiDonato

Director Academic Support Services

Ryan Westman

Associate Director Academic Support Services

Academic Advisor Academic Support Services

Zachary Romash

Graduate Assistant Academic Support Services

Intercollegiate athletics is a rewarding extracurricular activity that can add a special dimension to student life. At Seton Hall, all student-athletes participate in the academic counseling program. Director of Academic Support Services for student-athletes, Matt Geibel, and his staff help ensure that student-athletes successfully balance their commitments to academics and athletics. Geibel, Associate Director Amanda DiDonato, Academic Advisor Ryan Westman and two graduate assistant, Marissa Muoio and Zachary Romash provide support along with learning consultants and numerous tutors. They monitor classroom performance by maintaining contact with faculty, monitoring study halls, facilitating advisement and overseeing compliance with university and NCAA academic regulations. The office of Academic Support also coordinates all institutional, regional and national award recognition.

Life Skills Mission To provide life skills support in the areas of academics, athletics, personal development, career development and community service through the distribution of NCAA, BIG EAST Conference and Seton Hall resources. Seton Hall Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life Skills program will provide on-going educational opportunities to student-athletes to further develop these areas and make our studentathletes into successful leaders of the future. Athletics Excellence Seton Hall is committed to excellence in all areas and strives to provide its programs with the resources to succeed on the field of competition. The Department of Athletics will seek out top professionals to serve as coaches, athletic trainers, and strength and conditioning specialists who can impart expert knowledge and direction to the student-athletes. Academic Excellence Seton Hall provides a comprehensive academic support program for its Student-Athletes. Specifically, the Office of Academic Support Services for Student Athletes provides tutoring, review sessions, study groups and writing development for Seton Hall student-athletes, as well as regular interaction with faculty. Career Development Seton Hall provides a comprehensive career development program for its student-athletes in conjunction with The Career Center at Seton Hall University. Components of the program range from resume writing and interviewing techniques, to the graduate school application processes, seminars from business leaders within the Seton Hall community and education on post-graduate scholarship opportunities. Personal Development Seton Hall provides several seminars on different personal topics throughout the year. Workshops vary from sports nutrition to hazing prevention, drug and alcohol awareness, and business etiquette.

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Mitch Toda

Assistant Athletic Trainer Sports Medicine

Chris Esperon

Margeritte Carlson

Graduate Assistant Recreational Services

Assistant Athletic Trainer Sports Medicine

Mallory Klapsogeorge Assistant Athletic Trainer Sports Medicine

The primary objective of the Seton Hall sports medicine staff is to provide the highest quality of evidenced based health care to the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student-athletes. In so doing we strive to limit risk and exposure to injury mechanisms, provide immediate response to all medical needs of the student-athlete and rehabilitate any and all injuries suffered by the student-athlete. The three main goals of the Seton Hall University sports medicine staff are that all student-athletes are safe and free of injury, all student-athletes achieve their maximum athletic potential, and all Seton Hall University Athletic teams achieve BIG EAST Conference success.

Khyl Farrison

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Angelo Gingerelli

Nanna Rivers

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Seton Hall student-athletes enjoy a 2,500-square foot varsity weight room, which opened in the fall of 1997. The facility offers versatile, multipurpose and comprehensive upper and lower body strength training equipment. Among the features of the facility are an Olympic lifting area and cardiovascular equipment such as Stairmasters, treadmills, bicycles and a versaclimber. The room offers free weights, target-loaded machines and circuit training stations. Khyl Farrison, Angelo Gingerelli & Nanna Rivers work with each team to provide expert coaching and guidance.

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BIG EAST CONFERENCE BIG EAST institutions reside in 18 of the nation’s top 50 largest media markets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pittsburgh, Hartford, Cincinnati and Milwaukee. With its newest members, BIG EAST markets contain more than one-fourth of all television households in the U.S. The BIG EAST will welcome UCF, Houston, Memphis, SMU and Temple in all sports in 2013-14. Temple football will join the league in 2012, with Boise State and San Diego State joining the following year and Navy in 2015. Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 32 national championships in six different sports and 137 student-athletes have won individual national titles through 2011-12.

The 2012-13 academic year is the 34th in the history of The BIG EAST Conference as the unique consortium marches on competing at the highest level with integrity and sportsmanship. The BIG EAST has gone through membership changes since its birth and continues to make strides in improving the quality and depth of the storied league. The BIG EAST Conference has been always been driven by lofty goals. The outstanding performances of the student-athletes at BIG EAST schools are evidence of the league’s proud tradition of success. The league has always been able to boast that many of its best students are also its best athletes. The 2011-12 year was no different. In the athletic arena, BIG EAST student-athletes again enjoyed success on the national stage. The Georgetown women’s cross country team captured its first NCAA Championship. The win by the Hoyas marked the third-straight year a BIG EAST team has won the women’s cross country championship, with Villanova winning the past two. The Louisville men’s basketball team advanced to the Final Four in New Orleans. Connecticut field hockey reached the NCAA semifinals, as did the Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team. The Irish women’s basketball team and Syracuse women’s lacrosse team each reached the NCAA finals. USF softball reached the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla., for the first time in program history. The BIG EAST placed two teams in the NCAA Women’s Final Four for the third time in the last four years as Connecticut joined Notre Dame in Denver, with the Fighting Irish advancing to the national title game for the second-straight year. BIG EAST student-athletes won five NCAA championships. Sheila Reid won her secondstraight NCAA Women’s Cross Country title. Syracuse hurdler Jarret Eaton won the 60-meter hurdle championship in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship. Notre Dame won the distance medley relay at the same championship. Georgetown’s Emily Infeld won the 3,000-meter run. Carlos Almeida of Louisville won the 200-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. BIG EAST football maintained its national profile as a competitively balanced group. Three BIG EAST teams won bowl games, while the BIG EAST representative in the Bowl Championship Series won its bowl game for the fourth time in the last seven years- a streak that includes wins against the ACC, Big 12 and SEC champions. The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A conference in 2005-06 when five new members began competing – the University of Cincinnati, DePaul University, the University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida.

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BIG EAST basketball squads have captured 11 titles in the last 13 years. In 2003-04, Connecticut became the first school in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball titles in the same season. In ’02-03, the BIG EAST became the first conference in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s titles in the same year when the Syracuse men and the Connecticut women captured their respective national championships. The BIG EAST placed three men’s basketball teams in the Final Four in 1985, the only time this has occurred in NCAA history. Proactive movement has been a signature strategy for the conference that was born in 1979. The BIG EAST continually turns challenges into opportunities to become stronger. The conference currently crowns champions in 24 sports. The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse universities. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven school alliance. While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably show a balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics. Any successful organization has had the good fortune to have outstanding leadership. The BIG EAST primarily was the brainchild of Dave Gavitt, who was the conference’s first Commissioner. Michael Tranghese, the league’s first full-time employee, and for 11 years the associate to Gavitt, became Commissioner in 1990. In his first year, he administered the formation of The BIG EAST Football Conference. John Marinatto was the third commissioner of the BIG EAST, serving from 2009-2012, after seven years as the conference’s senior associate commissioner. The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student athletes. The conference has enjoyed longstanding relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC. BIG EAST men’s basketball games are regular sellouts at campus and major public arenas, including the annual men’s BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden. The women’s basketball championship has led all conferences in attendance for the past nine years. Attendance figures also are significant in soccer and baseball. The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 student-athletes.

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Name (Inducted, Sport, Decade) Casie Alexander (2004, Volleyball, 90’s) First inductee from the volleyball program… Graduated as alltime NCAA leader in service aces (416). Tracy Baskin (2008, Track & Field, 1983-87) Three-time NCAA All-Anmerica... First NCAA National Champion for Seton Hall. William Belfer (1981, Track & Field, 60’s) School record holder in the shot put and discus and IC4A champion. Roy N. Belliveau (1986, Basketball, Track & Field, 50’s) Record holder in the javelin… Scored 652 career points in basketball. Louis C. Benza (1980, Swimming, 50’s) Three-time Eastern Collegiate backstroke and freestyle champion. Craig A. Biggio (1996, Baseball, 80’s) Career collegiate batting average of .342… Single season school record holder in games played (61) and runs scored (97). Edward A. Blankmeyer (1986, Baseball, 70’s) First player recruited by coach Mike Sheppard… Batted .418 as a sophomore, ranked 18th in the U.S. Alfred Booth (1981, Baseball, 40’s) Played on the 11-0 team in 1942… Batted .477 as a sophomore. Harry T. Boutsikaris (1974, Fencing, 40’s) (Lifetime Achievement Award, 1989) Eastern Intercollegiate Foil and Sabre champion in 1942… Returned as head coach in the 1960’s and coached for nearly three decades. Gregory Boutsikaris (1984, Fencing, 70’s) Compiled a 124-20 career record… Member of three North Atlantic Conference Championship teams. Thomas H. Boutsikaris (1982, Fencing, 70’s) All-American in foil in 1975 and 1976… Posted a 113-3 career record. Robert E. Brennan (1991, Honorary) Avid supporter of Seton Hall athletics, and donated the lead gifts to the campaign for the Recreation Center. Harry Bright (2002, Track & Field, 1948-51) Member of mile relay teams which won the back-to-back Millrose Games titles and the National AAU Sprint Medley Championship. Howard Brock (1982, Track & Field, 70’s) All-American, All-IC4A, and All-New Jersey selection… Ran on 14 championship relay teams. Harry Brooks (1979, Basketball, 50’s) Member of the 1953 NIT Champion team… Scored 856 points in his career. Jodi Brooks (2002, Basketball, 1990-94) Helped Pirates to the NCAA “Sweet 16” and national ranking of 14th in 1994... Honorable mention All-America. Dana Brown (2008, Baseball, 1985-89) Three-time BIG EAST First Team selection... Holds several Seton Hall career records. Mark Bryant (1997, Basketball, 80’s) All-BIG EAST in 1988 and member of the first Pirate team to appear in the NCAA Tournament.

Frederick F. Buechel, M.D. (1981, Wrestling, 60’s) First wrestler to be inducted… Won numerous AAU and collegiate titles. Timothy A. Byron (1997, Baseball, 80’s) In four seasons, never posted a losing record… Owns more career victories than any other pitcher. Martin Caffrey (1989, Baseball, 70’s) Pitched in the College World Series two times… Earned run average ranked among the top 10 nationally. Dan Callandrillo (1989, Basketball, 80’s) Fourth all-time leading scorer (1,985 points)… BIG EAST Player of the Year and the nation’s third leading scorer in 1982. Rev. James A. Carey (1974, Athletic Director) Dynamic administrator who led Seton Hall to national prominence in the 40’s and 50’s. P.J. Carlesimo (2002, Basketball Coach, 1982-94) Coached Pirates to the 1989 Final Four and was the National Coach of the Year... Coached 12 seasons making seven postseason appearances. Owen T. Carroll (1973, Baseball Coach, 1948-72) Legendary coach who had 300 victories as well as two NCAA District II Championships and two College World Series appearances Robert L. Carter (1974, Track & Field, 50’s) Member of mile relay team which won 1951 Indoor Intercollegiate and National Championship. Gary G. Cavallo (1978, Baseball/Basketball, 70’s) Scored 820 points and had 504 career rebounds… Compiled a three-year ERA of 2.31 while making a College World Series appearance. John P. Caufield (1982, Honorary) Established the basketball season ticket program… Conducted basketball and baseball clinics in the city of Newark. Richard Cerone (1982, Baseball, 70’s) All-American catcher and Academic All-American in 1975… Number-one draft choice of the Cleveland Indians in 1975. Pamela M. Cerruti (1991, Basketball, 70’s) Ranks 10th all-time in assists (280) with 817 career points.

Dean V. Cetrulo (1974, Fencing, 40’s) National Intercollegiate Champion in the foil and sabre… Won the bronze medal in both at the 1948 Olympics. Gerald I. Cetrulo (1974, Fencing Coach, 1937-42) Introduced fencing to Seton Hall… Led the Pirates to 70 straight victories, two National Championships, and four Eastern Championships. Leslie S. Chavies (1986, Basketball, 70’s) Ranks seventh on all-time scoring list (1,360 points)… Member of the 1979 EAIAW Small College Champion team. Mary Beth Childs (2008, Honorary) Former two-sport athlete at Seton Hall... Dedicated and loyal contributor. Paul W. Choi (1984, Tennis, 50’s) Posted a 41-3 career record including tournament competition. Harry A. Coates (1975, Track Coach, 20’s-40’s) Coached some of the greatest relay teams in school history, in addition to Olympians. Edwin J. Collins (1978, Honorary) Despite losing part of his lower leg, earned a varsity letter as a goalkeeper for the Seton Hall soccer team. Brian D. Conlan (1979, Football, 30’s) Captain of three Seton Hall football teams, playing both offense and defense. Edward A. Coppola (1977, Honorary) Head athletic trainer for over 30 years. Michael Costigan (2012, Golf, 1996-99) First golfer in school history to capture BIG EAST Championship .. Led Pirates to consecutive appearances in NCAA East Regional. Anthony P. Cuccolo (1991, Basketball, 60’s) Tenacious defender who also scored 921 career points. Phil Cundari (2010, Baseball, 80’s) BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year in 1985... Ranks among the leaders in career wins, starts, and strikeouts. Robin L. Cunningham (1984, Basketball/ Tennis, 70’s) First woman to receive an athletic scholarship and have number retired (32)… Scored 1,003 career points while posting a 52-15 record in tennis singles.

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George Ramos Curvy (2012, Baseball, 1974-77) Seton Hall’s first African-American All-American... Made back-toback College World Series appearances in 1974 and 1975. Morris J. Curotta (1977, Track & Field, 50’s) Ran on mile relay teams which won IC4A indoor and outdoor titles in 1951… Member of 1948 and 1952 Australian Olympic Teams. Gerald E. Dalton (1982, Honorary) Student manager for basketball and track teams… Chairman of the first Hall of Fame Committee. Melvin J. Dalton (1980, Track & Field, 20’s) Undefeated in all cross country and two-mile events in 1925… U.S. Olympic team member in steeplechase in 1928. Samuel D’Ambola (1976, Fencing, 40’s) Member of the 1942 Eastern Intercollegiate Champion team that won 68 straight matches. Alfred Daley (1984, Track & Field, 70’s) Two-time All-American … Member of 1976 and 1980 Jamaican Olympic mile relay teams. Robert E. Davies (1973, Basketball, 40’s) Two-time All-American and leading scorer for three seasons… On NBA’s Silver Anniversary team. Richard E. Dec (1979, Basketball, 60’s) All-America honorable mention… Had 1,123 career points, while never missing a game. Terry Dehere (2002, Basketball, 1989-93) All-time leading scorer and consensus All-American... First Pirate to have his number retired while an active player. Francis E. Delany (1977, Basketball/Baseball, 30’s & 40’s) Four-year member of basketball team and captain of the 15-1 baseball squad. Norman J. Dermody, Jr. (1981, Baseball, 60’s) School record holder in career shutouts (9) and tied for complete games (21)... 1967 Met Conference Pitcher of the Year. Anna Cavanaugh Dierickx (1980, Honorary) First woman inducted into the Hall of Fame… Strong supporter of Seton Hall athletics. Edward A. Dierickx (1973, Honorary) Member of “Friends of Seton Hall University” and an honorary member of the Seton Hall Alumni Federation. Victor J. DiFilippo (1989, Lifetime Achievement Award) Credited with starting the physical education program, teaching for 44 years… One of the first coaches/trainers of Seton Hall athletes. Sue (Dilley) Regan (1989, Women’s Basketball Coach, 1973-85) Won 193 games and made six AIAW Tournament appearances with a title in 1979. Charles Doehler (1997, Freshman Baseball Coach) Freshman baseball coach for 15 years with a winning percentage of .950… Credited with the development of many Seton Hall greats. John V. Donovan, Jr. (1979, Baseball, 70’s) School record-holder for shutouts in a season (5) and complete games (21)… Second in U.S. in 1969 with a 0.62 ERA. Most Rev. John J. Dougherty (1978, Honorary) University President from 1959 to 1969 who held strong beliefs in the value of athletics to education process. Walter J. Dukes, Jr. (1973, Basketball, 50’s) All-American and Haggerty Award recipient… All-time leading rebounder (1,697) and member of the 1953 NIT Champions. William J. Eyres (1981, Honorary)

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One of the major supporters of the university... Founder of the Winners’ Circle for the basketball program. Msgr. Thomas G. Fahy (1975, Athletic Director, 50’s) Served as athletic director for several years in the 1950’s. Larry Falcon (1984, Baseball, 60’s) Owned a 14-4 career record with a career ERA of 1.26. Milton A. Feller (1976, Baseball, 20’s) Outstanding outfielder for the baseball team from 1922 to 1925. Msgr. William Noe Field (1984, Honorary) First basketball season ticket holder after Walsh Gym was built, never missing a home game through 1966. Benjamin F. Fields (1982, Track & Field, 70’s) School record holder in the high jump… All-American in 1975, while ranking among the top 10 high jumpers in the world. Rev. Francis J. Finn (1976, Honorary) One of the originators of the annual “Friends of Seton Hall” dinner. Alfred Frungillo (2012, Honorary) A loyal and dedicated supporter of Seton Hall University, his philanthropic efforts have contributed to the advancement of a number of university, athletics and law school initiatives. Peter X. Finnerty (1976, Baseball/Basketball, 40’s) Captained baseball and basketball teams… Member of the undefeated basketball squad in 1940. Theodore A. Fiore (1980, Baseball, 60’s) All-District II team as an outfielder while driving in 37 runs. Robert B. Fisher (1986, Basketball, 40’s) Second leading scorer on basketball team that posted a 55-5 record over three years. Msgr. Edward J. Fleming (1986, Honorary) Worked to enrich varsity sports at the university… Served as chairman of the Athletic Council. Frank S. Fletcher (1982, Track & Field, 40’s) Ran on world-record setting two-mile relay team in 1942. Frank Fox (2000, Track & Field, ‘40’s) Member of mile relay teams which captured two IC4A and Millrose game championships... Was a 1948 All-American. Leslie A. Fries (1974, Basketball/Baseball, 20’s) Captain of the baseball team and three-year captain of the basketball team. Richard W. Gaines (1978, Basketball, 50’s) Ranks 13th on all-time scoring list (1,511) while on two NIT teams. Nicholas Galis (1991, Basketball, 70’s) Ranks as the 10th all-time leading scorer (1,651) points and 8th

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in assists (410)… Averaged 27.5 ppg, third in nation as senior. George J. Germann, Sr. (1977, Track & Field, 60’s) On 1963-64 National AAU two-mile relay championship team. Herbert J Germann (1978, Track & Field, 60’s) First NCAA Champion in school history in any sport (1,000 yard run). David Gerstein (2004, Honorary) Co-founder of the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund and co-chair of the Richie and Sue Regan Endowed Fund for Athletics. John Gibson (2000, Track & Field Coach, 1945-72) Legendary coach who guided Seton Hall athletes to numerous national and intercollegiate championships, in relays and individual events. Nolle Graham (2012, Track & Field, 1998-02) A five-time All-American... Named Most Outstanding Performer at the 2001 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. Adrian Griffin (2010, Basketball, 1991-94) Scored 1,414 career points, won Haggerty Award, and was a member of 1993 BIG EAST Championship squad. Ozelina Gorham (1997, Basketball, 80’s) Ranks second all-time in four categories- points (1,668), rebounds (1,224), steals (252), and field goals made (665). James Hanna (1976, Soccer, 50’s) Three-time All-American… Played for teams which put together two 18-game unbeaten streaks. Michael W. Hannon (1975, Basketball/Baseball, 50’s) Member of the 1953 NIT Champions… Hit .355 while playing right field. Flirtisha Harris (2004, Track & Field, 90’s) Earned All-America status in 400 meter run or 1600 meter relay 13 times during her career. Todd Heimer (1986, Baseball, 70’s) Notched a 20-7 career pitching record with a career 2.92 ERA. Edward J. Heine, Sr. (1978, Baseball/Football/ Basketball/Track, 10’s) Only four-sport letterman in school history with a total of 11. John C. Henderson (1974, Honorary) Loyal athletics fan who was member of the University Board of Trustees. Kevin Hennessey (1989, Track & Field, 60’s) Won three national championships as a member of the two-mile relay teams. Ian Hennessy (2006, Men’s Soccer, 80’s) Led SHU to three BIG EAST titles and was Most Outstanding Player twice... Third Team All-American in 1987

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Frank J. Hill, Sr. (1977, Basketball Coach, 1911-30) Compiled a 191-75-1 record as head coach. Shaheen Holloway (2012, Basketball, 1996-00) Three-time All-BIG EAST selection... Ranks as the school’s alltime leader in assists and among the top-three in steals. Robert Holm (1989, Basketball, 40’s) Standout for teams that won 39 straight games over a two-year span. Rev. John J. Horgan (1976, Athletic Director) Athletic Director from 1960 to 1972… Responsible for the building of the athletic “bubble”. Donald Horn (1997, Honorary) Founder of the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund in 1960, known then as “Friends of Seton Hall University”. Msgr. Michael W. Hornak (1977, Basketball/Baseball, 20’s) Gifted athlete who played baseball and basketball. Paul Horowitz (1984, Honorary) Historian and publicity director for first 10 years of the Athletic Hall of Fame. Kenneth House (1978, Basketball, 70’s) One of four athletes to have compiled 1,000 points (1,670) and 1,000 rebounds (1,149) in career. Robert A. Issler (1980, Baseball/Golf, 70’s) Undefeated as a freshman pitcher… Won both Metropolitan and New Jersey Public Golf Championships. Peter D. Jones, Sr. (1979, Baseball/Basketball, 10’s) Third leading scorer on the basketball team for two seasons. Charles Joseph (1986, Track & Field, 70’s) Two-time All-American and All-IC4A honoree eight times. Arturas Karnisovas (2008, Basketball, 1990-94) Scored over 1,500 career points and led Pirates two BIG EAST Tournament Championships. O. Lawrence Keefe (1976, Honorary) Was the first full-time sports information director. Msgr. James F. Kelley (1975, Honorary) Youngest person to serve as president of a university when appointed in 1935. Rev. Michael E. Kelly (1986, Honorary) Member of the University Athletic Council and chairman of the Athletic Hall of Fame… Chaplain to the football and wrestling teams. Louis E. Kernan (1973, Honorary) Member of the Board of Trustees, former president of the

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“Friends of Seton Hall University”, and member of the President’s Advisory Board. Raymond Keyes (1980, Baseball, 30’s) Shortstop who compiled a career average of .377. Sacha Kljestan (2012, Soccer, 2003-05) First-Team All-American in 2004 and Third-Team selection in 2005... Led SHU to three NCAA Tournament appearances. Kenneth Kunzman (2004, Honorary) Co-founder of the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund and co-chair of the Richie and Sue Regan Endowed Fund for Athletics. Aaron Kurtzman (1981, Swimming, 50’s) All-American in the butterfly while winning three Eastern Intercollegiate titles. James Lampariello (1991, Administration) Director of Sports Promotion from 1978 to 1982. Thaddeus S. Lepcio (1973, Baseball, 50’s) Member of the 1950 NCAA District II Champions that qualified for the College World Series. Msgr. Richard Liddy (2008, Administration) Men’s Basketball Chaplain for over two decades... Former acting University Chancellor John P. Ligos (1984, Basketball, 50’s) On team that compliled a record of 60-25 and qualified for two NIT berths. Msgr. Charles E. Lillis (1976, Athletic Director) Athletic Director from 1927 to 1945… Founder and director of the Seton Hall Track Carnival. Chester A. Lipski (1975, Track & Field, 40’s) Anchor of the two-mile relay team that set a then-world record at the 1942 Navy Relief Games. Charles F. Lorenzo (1979, Basketball, 50’s) Member of three NIT teams in the 1950’s… Scored 775 points in his career. Melvin Knight (1978, Basketball, 70’s) Had 775 career points and 243 rebounds, despite playing just 50 career games because of injuries. Robert N. Knoth (1978, Baseball, 40’s) One of the greatest hitters in baseball history, hitting .485 and .403 in his career. John A. Macknowski (1975, Basketball, 40’s) Member of the 1946-47 team that went 24-3. Edward W. Madjeski (1977, Baseball/Basketball/ Soccer, 30’s) Earned nine letters in three sports. Albert L. Mamaux (1975, Baseball Head Coach, 1937-

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42) Compiled a 69-19 record, with an undefeated season in 1942. Phyllis A. Mangina (1991, Basketball/Softball, 80’s) All-time leader in steals (269) and tied for second in assists (441). Rev. John J. Mannion (1989, Honorary) Served as University chaplain for athletic teams and the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund. Richard E. Marks (1979, Baseball, 50’s) Owns a career batting average of .377 for 1958 and 1959 Metropolitan Conference champions. Peter Matischak(2010, Soccer, 80’s) Schools all-time leader in points (152), goals (59), and assists (34)... Named BIG EAST Player of the Year in 1986. Francis P. Meehan (1973, Baseball/Basketball, 10’s) One of the first “big men” to play college basketball. Nick Menza (1989, Soccer Coach, 1958-84) Second on all-time coaching wins list for soccer with 106 in 27 seasons. Megan Meyer (2010, Softball, 2002-05) Won back-to-back BIG EAST Championships in 2004 and 2005... Two-time All-American... Schools all-time leader in wins (81) and strikeouts (686). Peter A. Milone (1986, Fencing, 40’s) Four-time gold medalist at the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference championships with a 127-5 record. Charles Mitchel (1991, Basketball, 60’s) Scored 944 points in his career. John J. Monteleone (1977, Baseball/Soccer, 60’s) Career batting average of .335 and honorable mention AllAmerica as a goalkeeper. John Moon (1997, Track & Field Coach, 1972-Present) Three-time BIG EAST Coach of the Year and 1994 National Women’s Coach of the Year… Has coached 19 Olympians and 64 All-Americans. John Morris (1989, Baseball, 80’s) All-America First Team as a junior… Set 12 records while playing. Matt Morris (2004, Baseball, 90’s) First Team All-American in 1995… First round draft pick of St. Louis Cardinals and eventual National League All-Star. John Morton (1997, Basketball, 80’s) Member of 1989 Final Four team who ranks 11th on all-time scoring list (1,621). Glenn Mosley (1984, Basketball, 70’s) One of four players to record 1,000 points (1,441) and 1,000 rebounds in a career… Led nation in rebounding in 1977 (16.3). Rev. Daniel A. Murphy (1980, Honorary) Considered one of the prime authorities on Seton Hall athletics history. John Murphy (1989, Basketball & Tennis Coach, 1960’s-80’s) Assistant basketball coach for 10 years and freshman team coach for eight. Thomas A. Murphy (1974, Honorary) Served as a scout for basketball coaches John “Honey” Russell and Richie Regan. Stephen Nagy (1975, Baseball, 40’s) Posted a collegiate pitching record of 22-1 with 13 consecutive wins. Al Negratti (1997, Basketball, 40’s) Key member of the John “Honey” Russell teams that compiled a record of 71-7. Julius Nicolai (2006, Baseball, 50’s)

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One of the top pitchers in the country during his time... Ranked eighth nationally with a 0.83 ERA in 1957. William T. Nolan (1975, Baseball, 50’s) All-American in his senior season with a batting average of .392. Pat O’Kelly (1997, Soccer, 80’s) First Team All-American and BIG EAST Player of the Year twice… Academic All-American and Hermann Trophy Finalist. Rev. John J. Outwater (1976, Baseball/Basketball, 20’s) Captain of the basketball team from 1924 to 1927. Patrick M. Pacillo (1991, Baseball, 80’s) Third team All-American in 1984… Helped team to a 41-13 record and an NCAA East Regional berth. Susan G. Patton (1991, Women’s Tennis Coach, 197290) Posted winning seasons in 17 of 18 years, with a career record of 162-57-1… Won the NJAIAW championship in 1982 and 1983. Michael Paul (1991, Track & Field, 80’s) BIG EAST Indoor Champion in the 400 meters in 1981… Ranked number-two in the world in the 400 meters. Edward R. Petrie (1978, Basketball, 50’s) Scored 943 points during his career… Member of 1955-56 NIT team. Derrick Peynado (1989, Track & Field, 80’s) Seven-time All-American and Member of 1981 and 1982 BIG EAST indoor champion teams. Kenneth P. Pine (1978, Basketball/Baseball, 40’s) On basketball team that won 41 consecutive games while posting a 25-3 pitching record. Joseph E. Polinski (1986, Soccer, 50’s) Led the team in scoring from 1950 to 1952. Austin M. Prokop (1977, Fencing, 40’s) Member of Eastern Intercollegiate Championship team and individual titlist in the foil. Charles Puleo (1984, Baseball, 70’s) Had a 21-7 record with 172 strikeouts for two College World Series teams. William Raftery (1984, Head Basketball Coach, 1970-81) Career record of 154-141 with four ECAC post-season berths and two NIT bids. Ramon Ramos (2006, Men’s Basketball, 1985-89) Led Seton Hall to the 1989 NCAA Championship game... First Team All-BIG EAST player, shot .557 from the floor in his career. James R. Reardon (1981, Honorary) Co-founder of the Owen T. Carroll Diamond Club. Richard J. Regan (1973, Basketball) Ranks 20th on all-time scoring list (1,167) and member of the 1953 NIT Champions… Had 112 wins as coach. Rev. Francis D. Reynolds (1982, Basketball/Baseball/ Football/Track, 20’s) Star fullback for the football team and a high jumper. James E. Reynolds (1979, Honorary) Served on the Alumni Board of Directors… Charter member of the “Friends of Seton Hall”. Paul Riccardi (1981, Fencing, 40’s) Won four Eastern Intercollegiate epee titles and U.S. Intercollegiate foil title. Arnold W. Ring (1980, Basketball, 50’s) Member of three NIT teams, including 1953 champions… Earned All-NIT Second Team honors. George Ring (2010, Honorary, 1962-65) Generous contributor to Pirate Blue Athletic Fund and several

other initiatives... The building which houses the offices for Pirate Blue bears his name. Joseph S. Ritter, M.D. (1980, Baseball, 50’s) Captain of the 1959 team and District II All Star at shortstop. Joseph M. Robertson (1975, Honorary) Involved with the Winners’ Circle, the Diamond Club, and “Friends of Seton Hall”. Marteese Robinson (2002, Baseball, 1985-87) Nation’s leading hitter in 1987 for the BIG EAST champion team... Named the NCAA’s Co-Player of the Year and an All-America. John D. Russell (1973, Head Basketball Coach, 1937-43, 1949-60) Coach of the 1953 NIT championship… Holds a career record of 295-129. John Rutherburg (1997, Basketball, 40’s) Member of teams from 1940 to 1942 which won 41 straight games. Edward A. Sadowski (1974, Basketball, 30’s) All-America honorable mention in 1940. Geraldine Saintilus Smith (2010, Women’s Basketball, 1986-89) Program’s higest scorer with 1,804 career points. Robert Saugstad (1981, Golf, 60’s) Placed in top 10 individuall as team earned a fourth-place finish at the 1968 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Golf Championships. Frank B. Saul, Jr. (1973, Basketball, 40’s) First basketball player to score 1,000 career points (1,011). James H. Scheick (1979, Football, 60’s) Club Football All-American in 1968 and 1969. Manfred Schellscheidt (2008, Soccer Head Coach, 1988-present) Guided the Pirates to over 200 victories and two BIG EAST titles. Albert M. Senavitis (1982, Basketball, 60’s) Top playmaker who scored 904 career points. William R. Sheppell (1975, Soccer, 40’s) Three-time All-American (1948-50) who scored 3l career goals. Michael Sheppard, Sr. (1996, Baseball Head Coach, 1973-03) Led teams to 12 NCAA Tournament bids and two College World Series appearances… Three-time BIG EAST Coach of the Year. Michael Sheppard, Jr. (1991, Baseball, 80’s) Outstanding fielding shortstop, had 115 consecutive chances without making an error. Thomas J. Sheridan (1977, Honorary) Worked at Seton Hall for over 30 years… Has annual award in his

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memory for baseball player. Harry F. Singleton (1976, Basketball/Soccer/Baseball, 20’s) Seton Hall’s first All-Eastern selection in basketball and soccer. Kelly Smith (2008, Soccer, 1997-2000) First women’s soccer player to be inducted... Two-time NCAA statistical champion in goals and points per game. Charles Slade (1979, Track & Field, 50’s) Member of two Intercollegiate champion mile-relay teams and squad which won five straight championship events at MSG. Eugene Smith (2010, Golf, 1997-2000) Won BIG EAST Individual title in 2000 and won a school-record six tournaments during his tenure. Frank L. Spatuzzi (1980, Baseball, 30’s) Played four years, hitting over .400 two seasons. Andrew W. Stanfield (1973, Track & Field, 50’s) Three-time National AAU 60 yard and 200 meter champion… Won three Olympic gold medals in 1952 and 1956. Msgr. Edwin V. Sullivan (1997, Honorary) Baseball team’s chaplain for over 25 years. John H. Suminski (1982, Basketball, 60’s) Scored 846 points in his career. Golden L. Sunkett (1981, Basketball, 60’s) Holds the single season assist record (197) and per game average (8.57). Phillip Thigpen, Sr. (1976, Track & Field, 40’s) National AAU 1,000 yard champion in 1948 and three-time IC4A champion. Frank J. Tracey (1979, Honorary) High school basketball coach who had tremendous influence in bringing athletes to Seton Hall. John S. Tracey (1977, Baseball, 60’s) All-American in 1964 for team which went to College World Series. Msgr. Joseph P. Tuite (1989, Honorary) Assistant athletic director and director of the basketball office in the 1940’s. Frank Turner (2004, Track & Field, 40’s & 50’s) Member of mile-relay team that won IC4A and NYAC championships at MSG… Ran lead-off leg on dominant relay teams of the early 1950’s. Gregory M. Tynes (1986, Basketball, 70’s) One of only three players to have over 2,000 career points, 2,059 3rd all-time… Honorable mention All-American. John W. Valentin (1996, Baseball, 80’s)

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Nicholas G. Werkman III (1972, Basketball, 60’s) Second on the all-time scoring list (2,273) career points… One of four players with over 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. Mark Whitford (2010, Honorary, 1990-93) Former wrestler who perished during the attacks of September 11, 2001. Richard S. Wieczezak (1982, Baseball, 60’s) All-America third team and member of 1964 College World Series squad. Angela Williams (2006, Track & Field, 80’s) First female All-American at SHU, earning the honor twice... Competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. Shana Williams (2008, Track & Field, 1989-93) Seven-time NCAA All-America and 13-time BIG EAST Champion... First woman in BIG EAST history to win the outdoor high jump four times. Robert Wussler (2006, Honorary) Generous supporter of Seton Hall athletics... Former member of the Board of Regents

All-American third team and All-BIG EAST, hitting .392 as a junior. Andrew Valmon (1997, Track & Field, 80’s) Three-time All-American and holder of three records… Two-time Olympic gold medalist on 1984 and 1988 mile relay teams. Maurice Vaughn (1996, Baseball, 80’s) Three-time All-American and BIG EAST Player of the Decade… School’s all-time career leader in home runs and RBI. Jerry Walker (2004, Basketball, ‘90s) 1993 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year… Led Pirates to two BIG EAST titles and three NCAA appearances. Frank E. Walsh, Jr. (1991, Honorary) Major supporter of the University’s athletic program… Chair of the Board of Regents. Robert F. Wanzer (1974, Basketball, 40’s) Led 1946-47 team to a 24-3 and had number retired… Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. Louis F. Welaj (1981, Baseball, 40’s) Helped Pirates put together a 26-game winning streak over 1941 and 1942 seasons.

Dana Wynne (2004, Basketball, 90’s) All-time leader in rebounding in BIG EAST play… Led nation in rebounding in 1996… Three-time honorable mention All-America. A. Zachary Yamba (1980, Soccer, 60’s) Scored 21 goals in 1962, a record that lasted for 24 years. Hector Zamora (2006, Men’s Soccer, 90’s) One of the finest men’s soccer players at SHU... First Team AllAmerican and adidas Scholar-Athlete All-American as a senior. * Special thanks to Robert L. Carter ’51, a 1974 Hall of Fame Inductee, for his assistance in the compilation of this list.

PIRATE BLUE ATHLETIC FUND

Recognizing Seton Hall University’s long and distinguished athletic history, the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund was founded in 1985 by Pirate legend Richie Regan ’53 as the University’s athletic fund-raising vehicle. Through annual contributions, Pirate Blue enables the University to fund critical initiatives such as recruiting, travel, equipment, facilities, and academic advising. The funds raised through Pirate Blue are essential in allowing Seton Hall to remain competitive in the BIG EAST Conference. Pirate Blue members have a special connection to the Seton Hall athletic program, as they receive exclusive benefits and invitations, while also playing a key role in the continuing advancement of our student-athletes.

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NOTABLE ALUMNI Craig Biggio, Former Professional Baseball Player, Houston Astros Mark Bryant, Former Professional Basketball Player; Current NBA Assistant Coach, Oklahoma City Honorable Brendan T. Byrne, Former Governor of New Jersey Richard “Rick” Cerone, Former Broadcaster, Baseball Network; Former Professional Baseball Player, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos Raymond G. Chambers, Philanthropist, Chairman of the Amelior Foundation, Inc. Joseph Clark, Former Principal, East Side High School (portrayed in the film Lean on Me); Consultant/Lecturer Ronald J. Cicenia (Carey), Actor Chuck Connors, Actor, The Rifleman, Arrest and Trial, Cowboy in Africa and The Yellow Rose. Baseball career with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. Basketball career with the Boston Celtics Samuel Dalembert, Professional Basketball Player, Sacramento Kings Robert Dubill, Executive Editor, USA Today Richard Ensor, Commissioner, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Jack Gallagher Jr., President, Drake Bakeries David B. Gerstein, President, Thermwell Products Company, Inc. Adrian Griffin, Current NBA Assistant Coach, Milwaukee Bucks, Former Professional Basketball Player Honorable Katherine J. Sweeney Hayden, Federal Court Judge, U.S. District Court of New Jersey James “Jim” Hunter, Lead Radio Announcer, Baltimore Orioles Sacha Kljestan, Professional Soccer Player, Anderlecht (Belgian Professional League); Member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team George J. Kresge, “The Amazing Kreskin”, Magician Helen Lerner, Mega Millions Lottery Winner Bob Ley, Sports Broadcaster ESPN, ABC Matt Morris, Former Professional Baseball Player, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates

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Bart S. Oates, Vice President, Gale & Wentworth, Inc.; Former Professional Football Player, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers Honorable Donald M. Payne, U.S. Congressman (D-NJ) Bill Raftery, Sports Broadcaster, ESPN, CBS Nicholas L. Ribis, President and CEO, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts Thomas Sharkey, Chairman, Fleet Insurance Advisors Donald Skwar, Executive Editor/Sports, Boston Globe Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher, California Representative Andrew O. Valmon, Head Track and Field Coach, University of Maryland; Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Maurice “Mo” Vaughn, Former Professional Baseball Player, New York Mets, Anaheim Angels, Boston Red Sox E. Duke Vincent, Vice-Chairman, Spelling Television; Executive Producer, Spelling Television Shows (Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place) Richard J. “Dick” Vitale, Sports Broadcaster, ESPN, ABC; NBA Hall of Famer Max M. Weinberg, Former Music Director Late Night with Conan O’Brien; Drummer, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Shana Williams, Professional Track Athlete; 1996 & 2000 United States Olympic Team Member Robert J. Wussler, President and CEO, Ted Turner Pictures, LLC

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Matt Sweeney Assistant Athletics Director / Athletics Communications Contact For: Men’s Basketball, Baseball, Men’s/Women’s Golf, Volleyball Sweeney e-mail...........................................................matthew.sweeney@shu.edu Vincent Novicki Assistant Director / Athletics Communications Contact For: Women’s Basketball, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Softball Novicki e-mail..........................vincent.novicki@shu.edu Adam Satz Communications Assistant / Athletics Communications Contact For: Tennis, Men’s/Women’s Cross Country, Men’s/Women’s Swim and Dive Satz e-mail.....................................................................................adam.satz@shu.edu

Athletics Communications Secretary

The Office of Athletics Communications at Seton Hall welcomes your continued interest in the University and its athletics program. For information, interviews, photographs and credentials, please call (973) 761-9493 or e-mail the respective sport contact. MEDIA CREDENTIALS Credentials for media covering Seton Hall at Walsh Gym, Owen T. Carroll Field, Ivy Hill Park or on the University’s campus should be attained by contacting the Office of Athletics Communications by phone at (973) 761-9493, by fax at (973) 761-9061, or by emailing the respective sport contact. Seton Hall reserves the right to revoke press credentials at any time for any reason. PHOTO CREDENTIALS All photographers attending Seton Hall home athletics contests must wear proper credentials. Request for credentials should be made in advance by contacting the Office of Athletics Communications by phone at (973) 761-9493, by fax at (973) 761-9061, or by emailing the respective sport contact.

INTERVIEWS All requests for player or coach interviews, either in person or via phone, must be arranged through the Office of Athletics Communications. Advance notice of at least 24 hours is preferred. BROADCASTS All requests to broadcast Seton Hall athletics contests should be made in writing; they must be approved by Seton Hall Director of Athletics Patrick Lyons. Please contact the Office of Athletics Communications for specific information particular to each sport. PRESS ROW Only accredited members of the media will be issued credentials to cover Seton Hall athletics, and only those issued passes will be permitted to sit on press row. Members of the media are reminded that press row is a working area and cheerleading for either the home or visiting team will not be tolerated. MEDIA SERVICES Seton Hall University and opponent’s game notes, up-to-date statistics, BIG EAST Conference notes and statistics, and game flip cards will be available to working members of the media. Halftime and final statistics and will also be distributed on press row when applicable. Fax services are available upon request. POST-GAME Seton Hall coaches and student-athletes are available for comment following a post-game cooling off period. Locker rooms are closed to the media.

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seton hall men’s swimming & diving 2012-13 schedule

MONTCLAIR STATE

South Orange, N.J.

at Rider University

Lawrenceville, N.J.

at Loyola (Md.) Quad Meet

Baltimore, Md.

at Iona College

NOVEMBER

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

South Orange, N.J.

at Saint Peter’s University

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2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

Jersey City, N.J.

15-17 at Patriot Invitational

4:00 p.m.

New Rochelle, N.Y.

5:00 p.m.

Fairfax, Va.

10:00 a.m.

JANUARY

at Villanova University

Philadelphia, Pa.

at University of Connecticut

Storrs, Conn.

MARIST COLLEGE (Senior Day)

FEBRUARY

at Bucknell University Invitational

Lewisburg, Pa.

vs. Georgetown University

1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

South Orange, N.J.

4:00 p.m.

10:00 a.m.

Piscataway, N.J.

2013 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS February 27 - March 2 IUPUI Natatorium • Indianapolis, Ind.

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